Executive Transactions
Northern Illinois Univ. has named JEFF COMPHER AD, replacing JIM PHILLIPS. Compher previously was in charge of the day-to-day operations of the Univ. of Washington's athletic department, with "direct oversight of football and men's basketball" (Illinois DAILY HERALD, 4/16).
MEDIA: NHL Network Senior Business Manager JOE GABOR has been promoted to Network Dir. Gabor will oversee the net's day-to-day operations in Canada, including acquisitions, programming and producing original content from league events (TSN)....Yardbarker.com has named ESPN Digital Sr. Dir/Sales & Marketing TIM WARE as VP/Advertising Sales. Ware will report directly to Yardbarker CEO PETE VLASTELICA (Yardbarker)....The U.S. Bowling Congress named ESPN producer PETE TREDWELL VP/Media, effective April 28. Tredwell replaces TOM CLARK, who will join the PBA as VP & COO next month (USBC).
EXECS: Nike Golf has named Srixon USA VP/Marketing, Advertising & Tour Promotions MICHAEL PAI as Global Category Dir for Golf Balls and Golf Bags (Nike)....MLS/SUM has named CRAIG MCCARTHY as Marketing Operations Manager, NICOLE RAYMOND as Operations Coordinator and ALEX GOLDBERG as Staff Accountant (THE DAILY)....The CFL named former coach TOM HIGGINS as Dir of Officiating (CFL).
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