BUDIG CHANGES BASEBALL ROLE: GENE BUDIG has resigned
after six years as AL President and has been named Senior
Advisor to MLB Commissioner BUD SELIG. Budig will consult
on matters relating to state and federal government
relations, new construction of ballparks, the pension plan,
educational programs and MLB Charities (MLB).
OTHER EXECS: Upper Deck Manager of Advertising, Events
and Promotions CHRIS CORMAN has left the company after nine
years (BECKETT, 1/6)....Fogdog Sports named MARK GARRETT as
VP & CFO. He replaces MARCY VON LOSSBERG, who was named
VP/Human Resources (Fogdog)....DAVID GARDINER was promoted
to Dorna Sports Promotions Senior VP & GM, where he will
handle overall management of the company. Dorna Sports also
promoted LOU LACY to VP/Marketing (Dorna)....Former IMG VP &
Managing Dir JON FRANKLIN has joined Denver-based sports
promotion and marketing company America Presents. He will
produce and manage boxing's Golden Gloves Nat'l Tournament
of Champions (Golden Gloves)....Former MetroStars Dir of PR
RICH SCHNEIDER has joined the communications department of
U.S. Soccer as Manager of National Teams' Communications.
He will be the U.S. Men's National Team Press Officer (U.S.
Soccer)....JENNIFER COWAN was promoted to Account Dir for
ko/Envision's Sports & Entertainment Consulting division.
Cowan will manage current clients, including The Sports
Authority and Perrier Group (ko/Envision)....MORGAN QUARRY
was named Dir of Communications for Soccer Canada. Quarry
was Dir of Media Relations for the Senators (THE DAILY).
