Nike named Harry Winston President JAMES SEUSS CEO of the company’s Cole Hahn brand (BIZJOURNALS.com, 2/15)....Russell Corp. announced MARGARET PORTER will retire from the company’s BOD at the annual meeting in April. Porter has been on the board since ’97 (Russell)....Sponsor Direct, a developer of Web-based applications for the sponsorship industry, named Strategic Sports Group President PETER STERN to its Advisory Board (Sponsor Direct)....Juma Entertainment, a company founded by former IMG Head of U.S. Television ROBERT HOROWITZ, named LEWIS FENTON Production Head & Exec Producer. The company also named DANNY TEPPER to oversee the development of its East Coast office there (Juma Entertainment)....Big 12 Conference Supervisor of Officials TIM MILLIS, a former NFL official, was named Exec Dir of the NFL Referees Association (NFLRA).
LEAGUES: The Int’l Hot Rod Association (IHRA) named TRAVIS REYNOLDS Dir of Media Relations, TOMMY DUPREE Dir of Contingency & Official Products, MIKE PERRY Dir of Communications and KIM PARSONS Senior Graphic Designer (IHRA)....Minor League Baseball promoted Assistant Dir of Media Relations STEVE DENSA to Associate Dir of Media Relations (Minor League Baseball).
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