Global chemical company Ashland Inc.'s BOD Wednesday elected VADA MANAGER as Dir of the company. Manager will serve as a member of Ashland’s Finance and Personnel & Compensation committees. Ashland is a Fortune 500 company whose main consumer brand is Valvoline Oil. Manager currently serves as Nike Dir of Global Issues Management, a hybrid role of in-house business consultant and strategic communications advisor for the company (THE DAILY).
EXECS: Topps has promoted SCOTT SILVERSTEIN to President & CEO, effective immediately. Silverstein had been President & COO since '04 (Topps)....New Balance named PAUL HEFFERNAN to the newly created position of VP/Consumer Experiences. The company also announced Exec VP/Int’l JOE PRESTON will become Exec VP/Global Footwear, Product & Marketing. Preston will lead global product and marketing efforts for the brand (New Balance)....The National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) BOD unanimously elected MATT CARLSON Senior VP, President & CEO-Elect, replacing President & CEO JIM FALTINEK. For the past eight years, Carlson was City Administrator for Delafield, Wisconsin (NSGA)....The WWE named GEORGE BARRIOS CFO, replacing FRANK SERPE, who is retiring after 21 years with the company. Most recently, Barrios was VP & Treasurer of The N.Y. Times Co. (N.Y. POST, 3/19)....The Royals named DON COSTANTE Senior Dir of Game Entertainment & Production. Costante previously was Spurs Dir of Game Operations & Promotions and most recently operated his own sports marketing firm (Royals)....MLS/SUM named YOLANDA GRANT Finance Manager, CASEY PROZELLER Account Exec for Partnership Marketing and JOSE GALVAN Fan Development Coordinator (MLS)....Two by Four named SUZANNE VELONIS Account Exec. Most recently, Velonis was with Fox Chicago, and also served as Circulation Sales Associate for SBJ and SBD (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 3/19)....Major League Gaming (MLG) named ESPN Account Exec LAUREN ANCHIN VP/Eastern Digital Sales (MLG).
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