SeatGeek President/Enterprise DANIELLE DU TOIT is leaving the company at the end of the year. Du Toit, a 2020 SBJ Game Changer, will remain available to SeatGeek in a consultative fashion through the first half of 2024, then take time off to spend with her family in South Africa prior to announcing her next career move. SeatGeek co-founder RUSSELL D'SOUZA will assume Du Toit’s role, as President of Supply (Bret McCormick, SBJ).
The Buccaneers named Nashville SC VP/Ticketing TRAMAYNE RUSSELL Chief Ticketing and Member Relations Officer. He will report to Chief Commercial Officer ATUL KHOSLA. Before Nashville, Russell spent time with the Magic, Van Wagner Sports & Entertainment, the Aspire Group, the Chargers, PGA Tour and the Guardians, and helped launch efforts for three new venues: Amway Center, Truist Park and the Battery Atlanta, and Geodis Park (Ben Fischer, SBJ).
Excel Sports Management VP/Business Insights & Analytics ADAM GROSSMAN left the company on Friday. Grossman was the founder and CEO of Block Six Analytics before the company was acquired by Excel in 2021 (SBJ).
The Marlins named former Giants manager GABE KAPLER Assistant GM (S.F. CHRONICLE, 12/1).
Merrell named Myprotein (THG) EVP and Managing Dir PALLAV TAMASKAR CMO. Prior to THG, Tamaskar was an executive at ESPN and has also held numerous additional marketing roles, domestically and internationally, at PepsiCo and Procter & Gamble (FOOTWEAR NEWS, 12/1).
SOCA Fights named former boxer and MMA fighter ERIN TOUGHILL VP/Fighter relations & Matchmaking. Toughill was an American Gladiator (Steel) and also fought LAILA ALI for a world title (SOCA Fights).
Church Church Hittle + Antrim named Arizona State Univ. Assistant Dean and Allan “Bud” Selig Sports Law and Business Program Exec Dir AARON HERNANDEZ to assist CCHA’s Sports Law section with Title IX matters and NCAA compliance. He will remain in his role at ASU (CCHA Law).
Topnotch Management named Professional Pickleball Association Pro Player Dir SAM FLAXMAN Strategic Advisor/Pickeball, YIPENG WANG Tennis Agent/China, and JETT WRIGHT Junior Agent/Tennis and Pickleball (Topnotch Management).
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