Saatchi & Saatchi PLC promoted KEVIN ROBERTS to CEO,
effective January 1. Roberts has been with the agency for
15 months (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 8/11)....MLS named ED LYNCH
as Dir of Business Development. Lynch, who spent the last
seven years as Dir of Client Business Development at
ProServ, will oversee MLS's corporate relationships and
development of new sponsorships (MLS)....Former Mighty Ducks
GM JACK FERREIRA has accepted the position of VP/Hockey
Operations with the club (Mighty Ducks)....JEFF HUTCHEON has
been promoted to General Sales Manager for Fox Sports
Southwest (FSSW)....Houston Chronicle Staff Writer JOHN
LOPEZ will write a sports column for the paper four times a
week (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 8/8)....JEFF MORANDER was named COO
of the IHL Wolves (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 8/11)....MA State
Athletic Commission Chair WILBERT MCCLURE resigned
yesterday. McClure joined the commission in '93 and became
Chair two years later (BOSTON GLOBE, 8/11)....LISA DE
MORAES, formerly of The Hollywood Reporter, will replace
Washington Post TV columnist JOHN CARMODY (USA TODAY, 8/11).
