People and Pop Culture
On The Move
Changing places and positions around the industry
BASEBALL
The St. Louis Cardinals named YADIER MOLINA special assistant to the president of baseball operations. Molina was a 10-time National League All-Star catcher for the Cardinals.
COMBAT SPORTS
The Professional Fighters League named CHRIS BLUMBERG vice president of global brand. Blumberg was previously head of sports marketing for ESPN+.
SOCA Fights hired ERIN TOUGHILL as vice president of fighter relations and matchmaking. Toughill was an American Gladiator and former pro boxer.
FACILITIES
Oak View Group named JULIETA GUTIERREZ MACIAS senior vice president and chief financial officer of OVG360. Gutierrez Macias was chief operating officer for Sodexo Live airport lounges in North America.
HOCKEY
UBS Arena and the New York Islanders named JANET DUCH executive vice president, marketing and communications. Duch was chief marketing and team business operations officer for the XFL.
MARKETING
Endeavor hired SARAH HIRD as senior vice president of communications of its events, experiences and rights segment and CHAD TENDLER as senior vice president of corporate and financial communications; and promoted TIFFANY FANG to senior vice president and head of corporate events and creative and MARIE SHEEHY to senior vice president of communications.
IMG hired LUKE ORGAN as senior vice president of global partnerships for its media business. Organ was managing director, EMEA and APAC, for Right Formula.
Topnotch Management hired SAM FLAXMAN as strategic adviser for its pickleball division; hired YIPENG WANG as a tennis agent for its division in China; and JETT WRIGHT as junior agent. Flaxman was pro player director at the PPA.
MEDIA
ESPN named COLIN BRADLEY and KATIE CALLAHAN senior publicists on its college sports PR team. Bradley was an account executive with BZA, and Callahan was the publicity lead for women’s volleyball, women’s lacrosse, and men’s and women’s swimming and diving with the University of Florida Athletic Association.
Tennis Channel hired MATT GRAHAM as senior vice president, direct-to-consumer and streaming business development. Graham was general manager of streaming platforms Acorn TV and Sundance Now with AMC Networks.
MOTORSPORTS
More Than Equal named TOM STANTON head of driver development. Stanton was head of performance pathways for British Cycling.
TECHNOLOGY
Deltatre named OLIVER BOTTI head of media sales for EMEA. Botti was senior vice president of sales and innovation, executive director, global media, for Fincons Group.
Wit Sports hired LIZ WARDLOW as director of partner success. Wardlow was director of fan development for the Washington Wizards.
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