Executive Transactions

The Titans on Thursday named Univ. of Tennessee Senior Associate AD/Communications JIMMY STANTON VP/Communications, a newly formed position. The team also promoted three employees: VP/Marketing RALPH OCKENFELS to VP/Marketing and Broadcast & Digital Rights; Internet Operations/Publications Dir GARY GLENN to Digital Media Senior Dir; and Media Relations Dir ROBBIE BOHREN to Media Relations Senior Dir (Titans)....The Jaguars named Nets Global Partnerships Dir JEFF LESSER and Redskins Business Operations & Exec Entertainment Dir JUSTIN YOUNGHANS Corporate Partnerships Dirs. They will report to VP/Corporate Partnerships MIKE DEMARTINO (THE DAILY)....The Bears on Thursday named Broncos Pro Personnel Assistant Dir ANTHONY KELLY Pro Personnel Dir (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 5/15)....The Lions on Thursday promoted College Scouting Dir SCOTT MCEWEN to Senior Personnel Exec, "with duties as a national scout and adviser" to GM MARTIN MAYHEW. College Scouting Assistant Dir LANCE NEWMARK will take over for McEwen, who "had been in the position" since April '00 (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 5/15)....MICHAEL FALATO has returned to mobile marketing firm Mobivity, where he will be SVP/National Sales. Falato was previously with Mobivity and its predecessor Txtstation from ’06-13 before taking positions with Phizzle and mobile-application developer Double Dutch (Eric Fisher, Staff Writer)....Sportradar US named Stats LLC co-COO and Fantasy Sports Trade Association co-Founder STEVE BYRD Chief Commercial Officer (THE DAILY)....Columbia Sportswear Co. named TaylorMade-adidas Golf Korean Operations VP & Managing Dir HAN-BO SHIM GM of their Seoul-based subsidiary, effective May 18 (Columbia Sportswear).

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