People and Pop Culture

Executive Transactions

5.1.2013

Sports Authority named RadioShack VP/Marketing PAUL OKIMOTO CMO (Sports Authority)....Respect Your Universe named Imaginarium Toy Centers Founder CRAIG BROD CEO, its third in "less than a year." Brod replaces Chair & CEO DAVID CAMPISI, who resigned. Meanwhile, Meriwether Group Founder & CEO DAVID HOWITT resigned from the RYU BOD (Portland OREGONIAN, 5/1)....Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway named Vivid Seats Dir of Partnerships GREG ROGERS Dir of Partnership Sales & Marketing (Chicagoland Speedway)....Sacramento Professional Soccer named former EPL club Chelsea BOD member GRAHAM SMITH Technical Dir (THE DAILY)....Western Oregon Univ. named Portland State Univ. Associate AD/Business & Financial Operations and Senior Woman Administrator BARBARA DEARING Exec AD (WOU).

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