Sports Authority said that CEO DAVID CAMPISI has resigned, but did not give a reason for his departure. DARRELL WEBB has been named interim CEO. He will continue his duties as CEO of Jo-Ann Stores, which like Sports Authority is owned by private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners. Campisi's resignation comes "barely a week after" the company agreed to a naming-rights deal for the Broncos' stadium (DENVER POST, 8/23)....EPL club Queens Park Rangers named PHILIP BEARD CEO. Beard previously served as LOCOG Dir of Marketing & Sponsorship and O2 Arena CEO. His appointment comes after last week's sale of QPR to TONY FERNANDES (MARKETINGWEEK.co.uk, 8/23)....Palace Sports & Entertainment promoted Senior VP/Corporate Controller ROBERT JOHNSON to CFO, and Finance Dir DANIEL LINCOLN to VP & Corporate Controller (PSE)....Pacers Sports & Entertainment promoted KEVIN BOWER to Exec VP & CFO (Pacers).
EXECS: The Wild named Seahawks COO JOHN RIZZARDINI Senior VP/Ticket Sales & Service. He will take on the responsibilities formerly held by JAMIE SPENCER, who is leaving the organization to become Exec VP/Sales for Tampa Bay Sports & Entertainment (Wild)....Connecticut-based SJX Partners named WNBA Chicago Sky Marketing Partnerships Manager STEVE DEVCICH Account Exec (THE DAILY)....The Univ. of Cincinnati named LSU Dir of Game & Event Management and Facility Scheduling BRENDAN FOURACRE Associate AD for Facilities & Operations (UC)....Syracuse Univ. named MOREY MOSSOVITZ Assistant AD for Facilities & Event Operations. The school also named TED FEELEY and MATT HOUDE Athletic Communications Assistants (THE DAILY)....The NTRA named PENELOPE MILLER Social Media Manager (NTRA)....The AHL Grand Rapids Griffins named KYLE KUJAWA PR Manager (THE DAILY).
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