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Executive Transactions

The NFL yesterday promoted VP/Fan Strategy & Marketing PETER O'REILLY to Senior VP/Events, replacing FRANK SUPOVITZ, who in May announced that he was leaving the league to form his own company. O'Reilly will report to NFL Exec VP/Business Ventures ERIC GRUBMAN and be responsible for the execution of all events run by the league office, including the Super Bowl, Pro Bowl, Draft, NFL Kickoff, Int'l Series and league business meetings (NFL).

EXECS: U.S. Bancorp appointed Churchill Downs Inc. CFO BILL MUDD and Triple-A Int'l League Louisville Bats President GARY ULMER to its Advisory Board (BIZJOURNALS.com, 8/18)....The Sports Facilities Advisory named former ESPN Wide World of Sports Area Sports Manager STEVE DAUGHERTY GM of Rocky Top Sports World (SFA)....Memphis Int'l Raceway promoted SHARON NIX to Dir of Food, Beverage & Facilities (MIR)....Virginia Tech named CARLY NORTHUP Assistant AD/External Engagement (VT)....The Univ. of Delaware named JASON CICHOWICZ Assistant AD/Ticketing Operations (UD)....Paine College named SELINA KOHN AD (Paine)....Northern Illinois Univ. named Georgia Tech Associate AD/Compliance JEROME RODGERS Senior Associate AD/Compliance & Administration (NIU).

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