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Executive Transactions - August 29, 2023

The Capitals promoted GM BRIAN MACLELLAN to President of Hockey Operations and GM and extended his contract "for an undisclosed number of years." Capitals President DICK PATRICK will "slide into a less active role as the franchise's chairman." The club also will promote Patrick's son CHRIS to Associate GM (WASHINGTON POST, 8/28).

The Univ. of Michigan's Sports Management Program named Google Head of Industry for Ticketing and Gambling Marketplaces MIKE LORENC Professor of Sports Marketing at the School of Kinesiology. Lorenc spent over 20 years at Google, starting as Sales & Operations Manager for Google Canada in 2003 (SBJ).

The Warriors promoted ANDREA COLLINS to Senior Marketing Manager, JOSE RIVERA to Senior Manager of Warriors Basketball Academy, WILSON ESPINOSA to Senior Manager of Surveillance, JOSHUA SWAIN to Senior Manager of Scoreboard Operations, VANESSA GONZALEZ to Senior Manager of Public Affairs, KYLE LARKIN to Senior Manager of Partnerships, MICAELA HENDERSON to Senior Manager of Partnership Development, NATHALIE CATAP to Senior Manager of Marketing (SCW), KHARI JONES to Senior Manager of IPV/LED Systems, MARIKA CLETO to Senior Manager of Growth Marketing, VIRGIL ALLEN to Senior Manager of Growth Operations (SCW), ZACHARY TUCKER to Senior Manager of FP&A, HANNAH AVDALOVIC to Senior Manager of Chase Center Social Media and COLIN GRELE to Senior Manager of Accounting (Warriors).

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