Saatchi & Saatchi U.K. Chair & CEO LEE DALEY has left the company to become Group Commercial Dir of Manchester United. Daley will oversee the club’s commercial plans for sponsorship, media, marketing and financial services and will also serve on the ManU BOD (ADAGE.COM, 2/21).
EXECS: PGA Tour Senior VP/Tournament Relations DUKE BUTLER will retire in March from full-time service (PGA Tour)....Cenergy named KATE BOHEN Account Manager where she will handle the Dial Corporation account, which includes the Right Guard Xtreme and RGX brands. Most recently, Bohen was Strategic Marketing Manager for Disney and ESPN Media Networks in Denver (Cenergy)....Staples Center promoted Event Coordinator DEVON MURRAY to Event Manager (Staples Center)....The Sonics and WNBA Storm announced former NBAer SLICK WATTS will serve as the organization’s Community Ambassador for the remainder of the Sonics ’06-07 season and the upcoming ’07 Storm season (Sonics)....The MLS Crew named ROBIN UNGERLEIDER Community Relations Manager and JASON SMITH Communications Coordinator. Ungerleider will also serve as Development & Program Specialist for the Crew Soccer Foundation (THE DAILY).
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