Executive Transactions
In a special to THE DAILY, SportsBusiness Journal’s Scott Warfield reports American
Le Mans Series VP/Sales & Marketing SCOTT DUNCAN left the organization
last week to pursue other interests. Duncan, who joined ALMS in May ‘04, left
the series on September 16 (THE DAILY).
SAFE AT HOME: SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL’s Liz Mullen reported SCOTT LEVENTHAL
and DAMON LAPA have formed All Bases Covered Sports Management with offices
in L.A. and Scottsdale. The company has already signed Giants P NOAH LOWRY,
Cardinals P JEFF SUPPAN, A’s P JOE KENNEDY, A’s 3B ERIC CHAVEZ
and about 25 minor leaguers. Leventhal and Lapa in September ’03 left Beverly
Hills Sports Council, which “sued the two a few weeks later, claiming that they
solicited clients to join their new firm.” The lawsuit was dismissed in April
’04. All four of All Bases Covered’s MLB clients were former clients of Beverly
Hills Sports Council (SPORTSBUSINESS
JOURNAL, 9/19 issue).
FRANCHISE: The Jets named ANDY LEE General Counsel & VP/Legal Affairs
(Jets)....Astros VP/Ticket Sales & Services JOHN SORRENTINO has
added taken on the role of VP/Business Development. The team also promoted BROOKE
ELLENBERGER to Dir of Ticket Services and named BILL GOREN Dir of Ticket
Sales. ABBY PRICE was named Senior Accountant (Astros)....The Seahawks
named SUZANNE LAVENDER Dir of Corporate Communications and promoted KEVIN
GRIFFIN to Dir of Fan Development. MATT JOHNSON was named Exec Producer
of the Seahawks Radio Network (Seahawks)....The Sharks named ADAM KING
and ADAM REQUARTH Account Sales Managers, LAURA JOHNSTON Sharks
Foundation Manager, ERIN BUCHANAN and JEFF CAFUIR Fan Development
Coordinators, MARIA HERNANDEZ Ticket Operations Coordinator, TOM HOLY
Media Relations Coordinator, AYRON SEQUEIRA Event Presentation Coordinator
and RYAN STENN Internet Services Coordinator (Sharks)....Ajax America
named SCOTT BRODY Dir of Commercial Operations (Ajax America).
EXECS: ESPN Senior VP/HR KERRY CHANDLER will become Hong Kong Disneyland’s
Senior VP/HR in January ’06 (ESPN)....Gulfstream Park Dir of Marketing
& Media MIKE TANNER has resigned to take a position at Harrah’s new harness
track in Chester, Pennsylvania. Gulfstream promoted MIKE MULLANEY to Dir
of Media and expanded the responsibilities of Assistant Dir of Marketing SUSY
AMPEURO to include sponsorship, advertising and promotions (THOROUGHBREDTIMES.com,
9/20)....Iowa State Univ. named Univ. of Wisconsin Deputy AD JAMIE POLLARD
AD, replacing BRUCE VAN DE VELDE (DES MOINES REGISTER, 9/19).
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