Executive Transactions
Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) has named TIM SCHULDT VP/National Sales & Marketing, the position essentially held by MARCUS SMITH before Smith was elevated to President of Lowe’s Motor Speedway and COO of SMI. Schuldt had been VP/Licensing & Marketing at Motorsports Authentics and he formerly served as VP/Marketing & Sales for the Pirates (Michael Smith, SportsBusiness Journal).
EXECS: The NHLPA hired ROMAN STOYKEWYCH as Associate Counsel and KEVIN LOVITT as Dir of Corporate Sponsorships (NHLPA)....Beach Tennis USA has named JAMES LORENZO President. Lorenzo has overseen production of every major event for the company since its launch in '05, and he will now oversee all day-to-day operations (Beach Tennis USA)....Comcast SportsNet Bay Area has promoted Production Services Manager DEVON FOX to the newly created position of Dir of Production & Live Events (Comcast)....The NBA’s Oklahoma City franchise named the following: ROB HENNIGAN Dir of College & Int’l Player Personnel, DR. DONNIE STRACK Dir of Medical Services, JOE SHARPE Head Athletic Trainer, BRIAN FACCHINI Dir of Basketball Communications, VIN BHAVNANI Video Coordinator and AYANA CLINTON Manager of Player Appearances & Services (NBA OKC)....Leverage Agency has hired former Learfield Sports Team Services VP/Sales CEO WIMMER as Exec VP/Marketing Partnerships (Leverage)....Velocity named SAKIYA DANIEL and JEFF PANKHURST as Dirs on the Toyota Consulting team, charged with continuing to build relationships with the 12 Toyota sales regions in the U.S., developing opportunities to integrate NASCAR into both current and new sales and promotional opportunities (Velocity).
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