FIFA President SEPP BLATTER was given a third term in the position after standing as the only candidate in this morning's election (REUTERS, 5/31)....The four British soccer associations -- England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland -- have elected FA Chair GEOFF THOMPSON their FIFA VP (FIFA).
EXECS: Comcast Corp. promoted MARLENE DOONER to Senior VP/Investor Relations and D’ARCY RUDNAY to Senior VP/Corporate Communications (Comcast)....EDS VP/Global Sourcing ANDREA GRECO was named VP & COO for Fila USA. Greco rejoins Fila USA after serving as VP/Supply Chain from ’01-05 (Fila)....The CBA named JIM COYNE acting Commissioner. Due to his hiring, Coyne formally resigned as VP & GM of the Albany Patroons (CBA)....Sun Sports & Entertainment announced former Nike exec and former PBA President & CEO STEVE MILLER has joined its BOD (Sun Sports & Entertainment)....San Antonio-based marketing firm Weil & Associates named MONICA SAENZ Dir of Marketing. Previously, Saenz worked in digital media research for NBC and in PR for the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (THE DAILY)....The Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation named SCOTT THARP President. Most recently, Tharp was Exec Dir of the Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis & Education in Philadelphia (Comcast-Spectacor)....U.S. Figure Skating named KATHY CASEY to the newly created position of Dir of Athlete Performance Enhancement & Tracking (U.S. Figure Skating)....Speed named A&E Television Networks Senior Research Analyst GREGORY RONDEAU Research Manager (Speed).
COLLEGE: The Southland Conference named STEPHANIE MCDONALD Associate Commissioner for Institutional Services. Previously, McDonald was Assistant AD for Student Services at Stephen F. Austin State Univ. (Southland Conference)....The U.S. Military Academy (USMA) named TRACY NELSON Assistant Dir of Athletic Communications (USMA).
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