In this week's SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL, Terry Lefton reports USTA Chief Business & Marketing Officer HARLAN STONE is "changing his responsibilities at the tennis governing body to solely overseeing sales efforts." The USTA in a statement said that Stone, "who was at the end of his contract, had re-signed through 2014 with the organization as chief business officer, for which he will still sell corporate sponsorships and television." But while Stone "retains a USTA executive title," he is launching SJX Partners, a Connecticut-based property representation firm, with former Team Epic VP JEFF JONAS (SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL, 4/18 issue).
GOING BACK TO SCHOOL: George Washington Univ. has hired America East Conference Commissioner PATRICK NERO as AD (GW). In DC, Kathy Orton notes Nero "has spent his career negotiating the economics of athletics," and his hiring "appears to signal GW's recognition of the importance finance plays in athletics these days." Nero replaces JACK KVANCZ, who is "retiring on June 30 but will remain as an adviser to the athletic department" (WASHINGTON POST, 4/21). Nero "takes over a 22-sport program" at GW. Nero: "I feel if we can be competitive at the top of the Atlantic 10 in every sport, and that will be our goal, then we can be very competitive regionally and nationally" (WASHINGTON TIMES, 4/21).
EXECS: Denison Univ. has hired Ohio Wesleyan Univ. women's basketball coach NAN CARNEY-DEBORD as Dir of Athletics, Physical Education & Recreation, replacing LARRY SCHEIDERER, who will assume the role of Dir of Athletics Operations. Carney-DeBord will start July 1 (NEWARK ADVOCATE, 4/20)....The Astros have hired JOE FURMANSKI as Assistant Dir of Sponsorship Sales, LORIN LEATHERWOOD as Manager of Foundation Development and MAUREEN WADE as Coordinator of Community Affairs (THE DAILY)....Sunrise Sports & Entertainment has hired ALEXANDER BRAVERMAN as an Int'l Business Consultant (SSE)....The USOC has hired MALIA ARRINGTON as Dir of Ethics & Safe Sport. Arrington previously served as an associate in the Denver office of Reilly Pozner, LLP and Dorsey & Whitney, LLP (USOC).
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