Executive Transactions
Former MLS Chicago Fire President & CEO JOHN GUPPY has founded Gilt Edge Soccer Marketing LLC, a boutique soccer consultancy focused on helping soccer and corporate brands connect with the U.S. soccer consumer (Tripp Mickle, SportsBusiness Journal).
MLB FRANCHISES: The Phillies named Orioles Dir of Baseball Administration SCOTT PROEFROCK Assistant GM (MLB.com, 11/17). Orioles President of Baseball Operations ANDY MACPHAIL said that he will look "internally and externally for a replacement and that the rest of the front office will split Proefrock's duties until a hire is made" (Baltimore SUN, 11/18)....The Blue Jays named DOUG BARR Dir of Ticket Operations, TRAVIS BAXTER Manager of Sales Channel Integration, CHRIS SCHMIDT Manager of Sales Channel Activation, FRANC ROTA Dir of Ticket Sales & Service and SCOTT CLARK Manager of Retail Development. Dir of Sales Channel Development SHELBY NELSON was promoted to Dir & GM of Florida Operations (Blue Jays).
EXECS: New Balance named Russell Athletic VP/Marketing CHRIS PASSARELL Senior Marketing Manager Global Sports (New Balance)....Augusta National Golf Club named American Junior Golf Association VP/Communications STEVE ETHUN Dir of Communications (Jon Show, SportsBusiness Journal)....The Northern League Gary SouthShore Railcats named ROGER WEXELBERG President & GM, PATTY KOSTRO Manager of Corporate Sales and RADLEY ROBINSON Account Exec. The following were also promoted: ANDY VIANO to Dir of Media Relations & Broadcasting, TONY WIEDMAN to Manager of Stadium Operations, DAVE SALVI to Manager of Advertising & Promotions and LAURA BLAKELEY to Manager of Community Relations (Railcats)….The Coyotes promoted GREG FOMBELLE to Premium Sales Exec (Coyotes).
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