Turner Broadcasting named TNT & TBS Senior VP/Sports & Marketing JEFF GREGOR CMO, and “consolidated all of its marketing functions under” him. He will oversee “entertainment marketing for both networks and their digital extensions as well as their on-air promotions” (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, 9/21).
EXECS: Walt Disney Co. named WESLEY COLEMAN Chief Human Resources Officer & Exec VP. Previously, Coleman was head of HR for Nike (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 9/20)....Maloof Sports & Entertainment named Hawks VP/Ticket Sales & Services JEFF MORANDER Senior VP/Sales & Services (Maloof Sports & Entertainment)....MSL Productions named former IMG Dir of Client Marketing LONNY SWEET Sports & Entertainment Managing Dir (MSL Productions)....The IHRA promoted Operations Coordinator SHARON RAMLOW to Dir of Operations (IHRA)....Nationwide Arena promoted Assistant GM ERIC GRANGER to GM and PHIL BENNETT to Engineer. The facility also named MICHAEL SHOCKEY Chief Engineer, RICH PHILLIPS Ice Technician and BRIAN TARAJACK Event Coordinator (Blue Jackets).
PBR: The PBR named JEFF KENT VP/Sponsor Services & Activation, former ESPN Account Dir & IMG VP/Development JEAN RYAN VP/Int’l Business, former Browns Dir of Suite & Sponsorship Sales MATTHEW LANEVE VP/Sponsorship Sales, SHELLY KEENAN VP/Special Events, JEFFREY JOHNSTONE Editor & Publisher of all PBR publications and REBECCA TAYLOR HR Manager. SLADE LONG has also joined the organization and will be responsible for Web development, IT, data management and Web applications. In addition, JERRET STRONG, AIKTA VERMA and BROOKE PATTERSON were named Corporate Account Managers (PBR).
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