Executive Transactions
SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL's Michael Smith reports Atlanta-based Career Sports & Entertainment (CSE) has hired JIM DONOFRIO to open the agency's first N.Y. office, from which he "will guide sales and business development efforts" for both CSE and CSE's clients. CSE President of Media & Marketing MARK LAZARUS: "It's time to expand Career's footprint." Donofrio most recently ran his own agency, JLD Marketing, and previously served as IMG Senior VP/Sales & Business Development (SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL, 10/27 issue).
EXECS: USGA President JIM VERNON was nominated to serve a second one-year term (Jon Show, SportsBusiness Journal)....Fox named Senior VP/Corporate Communications SCOTT GROGIN Senior VP/Communications for Fox Networks Group (FNG), which is comprised of Fox Broadcasting Co., Fox Cable Networks, Fox Sports and Fox Networks Engineering & Operations. He will report to FNG Chair & CEO TONY VINCIQUERRA (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, 10/27)....The U.S. Soccer Foundation (USSF) named Maryland State Youth Soccer Association Program Administrator MALCOLM GRANADO Grants Assistant. Granado's primary responsibility will be to manage the day-to-day processes related to executing and processing grants. The USSF also restructured its development team, naming COURTNEY FISCHER Corporate Development Coordinator, SARAH PICKENS Community Outreach & Development Coordinator and MEREDITH MCCLURE Marketing & Communications Coordinator (USSF)....The Triple-A PCL Omaha Royals promoted GM MARTIE CORDARO to VP & GM and Dir of Marketing ROB CRAIN to Assistant GM for Marketing (Royals).
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