Oilers Entertainment Group promoted Vice Chair BOB NICHOLSON to CEO, effective immediately. Nicholson, who has been with OEG since June, will expand his role to include authority over all aspects of business and hockey operations for the Oilers while continuing to serve as the team's Alternate Governor on the league's BOG (OEG)....MLB announced recently hired Senior VP/Growth & Strategy CHRIS PARK has added Senior VP/Int'l to his duties. Park will direct MLB's strategy for continuing the sport's global growth, where he will play a key role in the World Baseball Classic. Park in '12 was honored as one of SportsBusiness Journal's Forty Under 40 members. MLB also announced the promotion of JIM SMALL to VP/Asia Pacific, expanding his role in the region (MLB)....Turnkey Intelligence named ERIC CHANG VP/Research and BOB CAPEWELL Entertainment Sales Dir (Turnkey)....Van Wagner Sports & Entertainment's corporate consulting division, promoted PETER HONIG to VP, named MICHAEL MCNEIL VP/Business Development, BARBARA SHARNAK Account Dir, ELISE KOKONAS Account Supervisor and CHRISSY SUCHY Account Coordinator (VWSE).
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