Executive Transactions
Named to run Puma's new office in L.A. that opens next month are Oddcast, N.Y., Business Development & Strategy Consultant RYAN BABENZIEN as Head of U.S. Marketing Operations; Antenna Consultant RYAN AYANIAN as Music Marketing Manager; and ED CHOI as Entertainment Marketing Manager (BRANDWEEK.com, 4/21).
FRANCHISE: The WNBA Mystics named MICHAEL RAGAN Senior Dir of Sales & Customer Service and will transfer DANA SIMONELLI to the newly created position of Dir of Ticket Marketing & Promotions. Most recently, Ragan was NHL Panthers and Sunrise Sports & Entertainment Dir of New Business Development (Mystics).
EXECS: Purple Beverage Company named former MLS Red Bulls Managing Dir MARC DE GRANDPRE VP/Marketing (Purple Beverage)....Fanprice, Inc., a new ticket exchange that allows fans to set the price they want to pay for tickets, named ERIC NATAL to the newly created position of Dir of Marketing. The company also recently hired SARAH MENOLD to work in artists and venue relations and JENNIFER KEELY in web relations (Fanprice).
COLLEGE: Drexel Univ. appointed BRETT BURCHETTE Assistant Professor of Sport Management, effective July 1. Most recently, Burchette was Associate Dir of Athletics for External Operations at Indiana State Univ. (Drexel).
Do you have an executive announcement? If so, please send to editorial@sportsbusinessdaily.com.
|
