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Duke Univ. promoted NINA KING to Deputy AD/Administration & Legal Affairs and Chief of Staff, BRAD BERNDT to Senior Associate AD and TODD MESIBOV to Associate AD/Compliance. Duke also named MITCH MOSER Deputy AD & CFO, GERALD HARRISON Senior Associate AD/Internal Affairs and JON JACKSON Senior Associate AD/External Affairs (Duke).

EXECS: The NFL named Giants Dir of Player Development CHARLES WAY Head of its Player Engagement Department (Giants)....Former Golden Boy Promotions COO BRUCE BINKOW "has signed on as a consultant" with Mayweather Promotions (ESPN.com, 7/2)....The PGA Tour Valspar Championship named Red Sox Foundation Senior Dir of Development TRACY WEST Tournament Dir (BIZJOURNALS.com, 7/2)....MLB Rangers Exec VP JIM SUNDBERG announced he will retire at the end of the season (Rangers)....MLS and SUM named former JP Morgan Chase Senior VP/Sports & Entertainment Marketing FRANCIE GOTTSEGEN VP/U.S. Soccer Property. Gottsegen will manage MLS and SUM's relationship with the U.S. Soccer Federation (THE DAILY)….MMA outfit Bellator named Brand Affinity Technologies Senior Dir of Sales & Business Development ERIC BURAK VP/Digital & Int'l Distribution (THE DAILY)....The Univ. of Louisiana-Lafayette named Univ. of Houston Associate AD/Marketing, Promotions & Sales ROB STEWART Associate AD/External Affairs (ULL)....The Women's Basketball Coaches Association named American Athletic Conference Associate Commissioner DANIELLE DONEHEW Exec Dir (WBCA).

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