Executive Transactions
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Steve Roush Resigns As USOC
Chief Of Sports Performance |
USOC Chief of Sports Performance STEVE ROUSH, who was "accused of inappropriately demanding a public apology from U.S. cyclists who wore air-filtering masks" when they arrived for the Beijing Olympics, has resigned from the organization. The cyclists said that Roush "bullied them into apologizing for donning the USOC-issued masks when they disembarked in Beijing" (USA TODAY, 1/7). In Chicago, Philip Hersh reports Roush's position "had been tenuous since USOC [CEO] JIM SCHERR had to issue a public apology" to the four cyclists in mid-September. Roush's department in November was "reorganized in a way that narrowed his responsibilities, giving him little interaction" with athletes (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 1/7). The AP's Eddie Pells reported Roush was "not fired," but instead resigned to "pursue other opportunities." The USOC said Roush's resignation is "effective this month" (AP, 1/6).
EXECS: The USTA named LUCY GARVIN Chair & President through 2010. Garvin previously served two terms as VP and one term as First VP & Dir at Large (USTA)....Columbia Sportswear Company has promoted Chief Accounting Officer THOMAS CUSICK to VP, CFO & Treasurer, effective January 23. Cusick fills the position previously held by Exec VP BRYAN TIMM (Columbia)....Breeders' Cup BOD member B. WAYNE HUGHES has resigned from the position with five months remaining on his term to focus on other business interests (THOROUGHBREDTIMES.com, 1/6)....Vivid Marketing promoted Account Dir PETER PEARCE to VP/Marketing (Vivid Marketing)….Precision Sports Entertainment (PSE) named MATTHEW VECCHIONE VP and MARISSA PARENT Account Manager. Previously, Vecchione was a Senior Brand Manager at PacificHealth Laboratories while Parent was with LeadDog agency in N.Y. (PSE)….The National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS) named LISA LICATA Dir of NAYS Professional Administrator Programs (NAYS)....JON SCHWEITZER and MARK MEISNER formed Base 4 Marketing, LLC, effective December 1. The agency will focus primarily on sponsorship sales for sports events or franchises as well as sponsorship activation (Base 4 Marketing).
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