Executive Transactions
BRAND AWARENESS: Limited Brands announced it is reorganizing
its business operations into three groups: lingerie, beauty care and apparel.
Former Reebok Int’l President JAY MARGOLIS will head the apparel group,
where he will oversee the company’s Express and The Limited stores (CBS.MARKETWATCH.com,
1/18).
FRANCHISE: The WNBA Comets named WENDY MCCAULEY
VP/Business Operations. Most recently, McCauley was Associate Exec Dir for NCAA
Events & Development at the San Antonio Sports Foundation (Comets)....The
Pirates promoted Dir of Ticket Sales & Services JIM ALEXANDER to Senior
Dir of Ticket Sales & Fan Development and Dir of Business Development BOB
DERDA to Senior Dir of Corporate Development. Senior Dir of Marketing RICK
ORIENZA left the organization to seek other opportunities (Pirates)....The
Braves named TANYA FORREST HALL Senior Manager of Multi-Cultural Marketing.
Previously, Forrest Hall was Marketing & Promotions Manager at American Urban
Radio Networks (Braves).
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Sirius Satellite Names Summers
Senior Dir of Sports Marketing
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EXECS: The USTA named NJSEA Senior VP/Sales, Marketing
& Communications KATHY FRANCIS to the newly-created position of Managing
Dir of Community Tennis Marketing & Development. Prior to joining the NJSEA,
Francis was MLB VP/Marketing (USTA)....Sirius Satellite Radio named PHILIP
SUMMERS Senior Dir of Sports Marketing. Previously, Summers was NFL Senior
Dir of Marketing & Sales where he was responsible for subscriber acquisition,
retention and direct marketing programs for NFL Sunday Ticket (Sirius)....TaylorMade
adidas Golf Senior Dir of Business Development JOHN HOEFLICH has left
the company. Hoeflich will do some golf industry consulting through HD Golf
(GOLFWEEK, 1/22 issue)....The CFL named Raptors Dir of Broadcasting &
Exec Producer CHRIS MCCRACKEN Senior Dir of Broadcasting (CFL)....The
Music City Motorplex named DAVID UNDERWOOD Dir of PR (Nashville TENNESSEAN,
1/19).
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