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EXECUTIVE TRANSACTIONS

          Starter has divided its product management groups into
     licensed and brand categories: TONY PERUSO will serve as Dir
     of Merchandising for Starter Licensed, while ALAN HANDEL will
     serve as Dir of Merchandising for Starter Brand.  Starter
     also named SUSAN CAISSY LEE as Dir of Design & Product
     Development, BOB FELICE as VP/Field Sales Operations and
     KEVIN MCCARTHY as Dir of Retail Marketing.  Controller SEAN
     SMITH also assumed the title of Chief Accounting Officer
     (Starter)....ESPN Zone named JORDAN NAFTAL as the GM of its
     first restaurant in Baltimore, MD.  Naftal, who comes from
     Hard Rock Cafe Int'l where he served as Dir of Operations,
     will oversee day-to-day operations at ESPN Zone.  ESPN Zone
     also named MARK GRIMES as the Exec Chef.  Grimes will oversee
     all menu development and kitchen staff for each location
     (ESPN Zone)....The PBA named JOHN LAZARUS to its Board of
     Directors.  Lazarus is the Senior Partner, National Broadcast
     Operations for Bozell Worldwide Media (PBA).

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