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Golden Boy Promotions COO DAVID ITSKOWITCH has left the company, and CMO BRUCE BINKOW has added the title of COO. Golden Boy also named VP/Operations ARMANDO GAYTAN Deputy COO & Senior VP/Operations, while Chief of Staff ROBERT GASPARRI will add the title of VP/Operations. Additionally, Golden Boy named outside counsel ARNOLD JOSEPH General Counsel, promoted Communications & Events Dir MONICA SEARS to VP/Operations, and promoted Digital Marketing Coordinator NICOLE SPARKS to Marketing Dir. Former staffer MARYLYN ACEVES will rejoin the company as VP/PR, taking over Sears' former PR duties (Golden Boy).

EXECS: Toyota Racing Development named DAVID WILSON acting President & GM (AP, 6/6)....The Grand Prix of America named former Circuit of the Americas Facilities Dir MARTY HUNT Race Operations Dir (NBCSPORTS.com, 6/7)....Sporting News Media named RICH ROUTMAN Chief Revenue Officer, effective July 1 (MEDIAPOST.com, 6/6)....Skate Canada named former Olympic swimmer DAN THOMPSON CEO. Thompson most recently was Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities President (CP, 6/4)....IMG Golf named RUSSELL HANNAH Operations Dir for IMG-managed golf clubs in the EMEA region (IMG)....The Univ. of Michigan named Univ. of Maryland Assistant AD/Sports Medicine DARRYL CONWAY Associate AD/Student-Athlete Health & Welfare (Michigan)....Purdue Univ. promoted Assistant AD CALVIN WILLIAMS to Associate AD (Purdue).

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