Turner Sports New Media GM & VP SCOTT BAILEY has been named Comcast.net Senior VP & GM, a new position that oversees the Web site for the company's 12.4 million high-speed Internet subs. Bailey will report to Comcast Interactive Media President AMY BANSE. Bailey oversaw NASCAR.com, PGATour.com and PGA.com while with Turner (MULTICHANNEL.com, 10/17)....ISP Sports promoted DOUG GILLIN to Exec VP & Chief Sales Officer, KELLI HILLIARD to Exec VP & Chief People Officer, JOE POTTER to Exec VP & COO and JOE WEATHERLY to Exec VP & CFO (ISP)....YES Network Dir of Business Development MICHAEL SPIRITO has added the responsibilities of digital media to his duties, including the overall management of YESNetwork.com. Spirito’s new title is Dir of Digital Media & Business Development (YES Network).
EXECS: USA Water Ski named STEVE LOCKE Exec Dir, effective in early November. Locke served as CEO for USA Triathlon from '91-'04 (USA Water Ski)....The Suns promoted MATT WRIGHT to VP/Marketing Partnerships (Suns)....Amplify Sports & Entertainment named BRIAN CUPPS VP & Group Account Dir. Most recently, Cupps was GM & Global Dir of Marketing for Reebok Int’l (Amplify)....Mount St. Mary’s Univ. (MSMU) named LYNNE ROBINSON AD. Robinson, who had been interim AD since July, is the daughter of former MSMU men's basketball coach and AD JIM PHELAN (MSMU)....Mars Snackfood U.S. promoted PHILIP GRIECO to Senior Manager of Sponsorships & Sports Marketing for Mars’ M&M’s racing program and NASCAR sponsorship. Previously, Grieco was Associate Marketing Manager at Mars, overseeing the NFL sponsorship (Mars)....Former NFLer ERIC ZEIER has “been tapped to lead” Atlanta-based Team Doctors, a new network of medical professionals that contains only doctors who treat pro athletes and “promises to provide customers with quick access to in-demand doctors” (ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE, 10/12).
BOARD APPOINTMENTS: Gabelli Group Capital Partners appointed MISL Commissioner & CEO STEVE RYAN to its Advisory Board (GGCP)....FASTHockey.com, a web site for amateur hockey content and player recruiting, announced Ducks Exec VP & GM BRIAN BURKE has joined its Strategic Advisory Board (FASTHockey).
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