Disney CFO JAY RASULO, "who earlier this year was passed over" for the company's No. 2 spot, "will step down from his post at the end of the month." Rasulo and THOMAS STAGGS "had competed" for the COO role, "which is widely seen as a grooming post for the company's next CEO." Disney Chair & CEO BOB IGER is "expected to retire when his contract expires" in '18. Disney said that the company would announce a new CFO "at a later date." Rasulo "will serve as an adviser to Iger after vacating his current position." Analysts said that Rasulo could go "perhaps to a top job at another entertainment and media firm" (L.A. TIMES, 6/2).
SKATING PARTNERS: The Coyotes named hockey analytics firm Stathletes Dir of Hockey Operations JOHN CHAYKA Assistant GM/Analytics. The team also promoted Senior Dir of Hockey Operations CHRIS O'HEARN to Assistant GM/Hockey Operations. Coyotes Senior VP & Assistant GM DARCY REGIER also will take on the role of AHL Springfield Falcons GM (Coyotes)....The Maple Leafs named Nets Strength & Conditioning Coach DR. JEREMY BETTLE Dir of Sports Science & Performance. The Leafs also "let go long time strength coach ANTHONY BELZA as part of the spring purge" by President BRENDAN SHANAHAN (TORONTOSUN.com, 6/1).
EXECS: LA84 Foundation President ANITA DEFRANTZ announced that she is stepping down from that role, which she has held for the past 28 years. DeFrantz will serve through the end of '15 or until a successor is named (LA84)....Mizuno USA named Boys & Girls Clubs of America CMO & Senior VP MARK O'BRIEN VP/Brand Marketing & Management, reporting directly to Mizuno USA President and Mizuno Corp. Dir BOB PUCCINI (Mizuno)....The NTRA named Daily Racing Form VP/Advertising JEFF BURCH Senior VP/NTRA Advantage, which is the organization's group purchasing arm (NTRA)....DePaul Univ. named Univ. of Missouri Dir of Basketball Operations BRYAN TIBALDI to the same position (CHICAGOTRIBUNE.com, 6/1)....The ATP Fayez Sarofim & Co. Clay Court Championship promoted Assistant Tournament Dir BRONWYN GREER to Tournament Dir (THE DAILY)....Athlete booking services firm Thuzio promoted VP JARROD JORDAN to Exec VP/Thuzio 360 & Business Development and Dir of Business Development NICHOLAS SPIKE to VP/Business Development (THE DAILY)....Arshot Investment Corp. named motorsports marketing agency JMI Senior Dir of Strategy & Consultancy BRETT ROUBINEK President for the company's Sports Pavilion & Automotive Research Center (Arshot).
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