Executive Transactions
adidas AG named ROLAND AUSCHEL Chief Sales Officer and MICHAEL STANIER Chief Retail Officer for both adidas and Reebok, effective July 1 and May 15, respectively. Auschel currently serves as the Head of the Europe/Middle East/Africa region for the company (adidas).
HORSE PLAY: Churchill Downs Inc. (CDI) has promoted TwinSpires VP/Product Development ROHIT THUKRAL to TwinSpires President and CDI Exec VP/Technology Initiatives. Thukral will report to CDI President & CEO ROBERT EVANS (CDI)....New York Racing & Wagering Board Chair JOHN SABINI has been chosen to lead the state's Thoroughbred Breeding & Development Fund, replacing the late LORRAINE THARP, who passed away last year (BLOODHORSE.com, 5/21).
EXECS: Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl Exec Dir TOM STARR, who has been in the position since the bowl's inception in '03, is resigning effective May 29 to start his own consulting business (ESPN)....Golf Channel has hired EA Sports Marketing Exec PRAVEETA SINGH as Dir of Marketing & Consumer Promotions and Bonnier Corp. Online Business Development Manager AMANDA RINTALA as Manager of Marketing & Consumer Promotions (Golf Channel)....CSN Mid-Atlantic has promoted FRANK CRISAFULLI to Assistant News Dir and ANDY SIEGEL to Exec Producer of "Washington Post Live." Also, the net named JOE YASHAROFF Managing Editor (CSN Mid-Atlantic)....Atlanta-based professional services firm Tatum named National Football Foundation Chicago Metro Board President and Capital One Bowl rep CHRIS KEARNEY Partner and Practice Leader for the company's Chicago office (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 5/21).
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