Executive Transactions
JOHN RAWLINGS has resigned as Senior VP/Editorial Dir of Sporting News. Rawlings resigned when the company moved operations to Charlotte due to family considerations. He joined Sporting News in '90 as Editor of the magazine and later became responsible for all content across all the platforms -- magazine, yearbooks, books and online. He will remain in St. Louis. Sporting News is owned and operated by American City Business Journals, parent company of The Daily (THE DAILY).
EXECS: The WWE named JOHN SABOOR to the newly created position of Senior VP/Special Events. Most recently, Saboor was President of the Central Florida Sports Commission (WWE). As CFSC President, Saboor was "charged with oversight of the day-to-day operations, as well as the attraction and retention of key relationships that produced more than 500 events and created more than $30[M] of new economic impact for the region." Saboor said that he "will continue to live in the Orlando area" (ORLANDO SENTINEL, 7/29)....MSG Entertainment named LIANA FARNHAM VP/Concert Marketing where she will oversee the marketing of all concerts, family shows and attractions in N.Y., and outside markets like Chicago. For the past 13 years, Farnham was with SonyBMG Entertainment (MSG)….The MLS Houston Dynamo named MIKE BOVE Dir of Ticket Operations, ANDREW SINGER Client Services Coordinator, FREDDY TUGGLE Player Appearance Coordinator and CRISTIAN ESCUDERO Senior Account Exec in Corporate Sales (Dynamo)….ESPN Star Sports (ESS) named SWEE TENG Managing Dir & Chief Representative of the ESS China office. Previously, Teng held a variety of management roles in the Bertelsmann Music Group (ESS)….Global Spectrum named JASON GREEN GM of the Richard M. Borchand Regional Fairgrounds in Robstown, Texas (Global Spectrum)….The Bimingham-based Bruno Event Team named SALLY SHONK to its ’09 U.S. Senior Open staff as Volunteer & Promotions Manager (Bruno Event Team).
BACK TO SCHOOL: The following execs this year will make up the faculty for Georgetown Univ.’s (GU) Sports Industry Management program: NCAA Dir of Government Relations ABE FRANK, USOC Manager of Government Relations KAREN IRISH, The Goldwater Group Principal BOBBY GOLDWATER, Capitals VP & GM GEORGE MCPHEE, Capitals Senior VP & CMO TIM MCDERMOTT, Capitals VP/Ticket Sales JIM VAN STONE, USTA Chief Diversity Officer KARLYN LOTHERY, USSF COO & General Counsel ROB KALER, Octagon Senior VP/Athlete Marketing TOM GEORGE, Georgetown Univ. Associate AD for External Affairs KYLE RAGSDALE, Georgetown Univ. Center for Continuing and Professional Education Consultant CRAIG MCGRATH, Nationals VP/Communications CHARTESE BURNETT, Geisler Communications Principal MEREDITH GEISLER, Ridley & Associates Principal DAWN RIDLEY, Fantasy Sports Ventures Exec VP & GM CLAY WALKER, Universal Sports/WCSN COO & GM CARLOS SILVA, Redskins VP/Marketing & National Brand Sponsorship ROD NENNER, NFLPA Staff Counsels JOE NAHRA and TIM ENGLISH, Verizon Center/Wizards VP/Booking & Entertainment DAVID TOUHEY, former Under Armour Senior VP/Marketing BILL KRAUS and Under Armour's KEVIN CULLEY (GU).
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