360Fly, which in August will bring to market a mountable video camera that records 360-degree video, is set to name DENNIS MAGNER CMO, MICHAEL LANZON Dir of Sales and SCOTT ANDERSON Chief Creative Dir. The trio will serve under 360Fly CEO PETER ADDERTON, who previously founded prepaid wireless carriers Boost Mobile and Amp’d Mobile. The company earlier this month forged a partnership with Chip Ganassi Racing’s Global Rally Cross team, and in recent months has signed several athlete endorsers -- motocross rider CHAD REED, surfer CARISSA MOORE, BMXer TERRY ADAMS and mountain biker TODD WELLS (Alex Silverman, Staff Writer).
EXECS: USA Field Hockey announced the departure of Exec Dir STEVE LOCKE after more than five years with the organization (USA Field Hockey)....The Aspire Group promoted the following people: PETE THOMPSON and JOE CIANCAGLINI to Maryland Athletics Senior Sales Consultants of Group Sales & Fan Relationship Management Center Events and Fan Relationship Management Center New Business, respectively; ALLIE WARE to National Sales Center Senior Sales Consultant/Fan Relationship Management Center; and ISMAIL FUSEINI to Database Marketing & Analytics Dir (THE DAILY)....SCOTT ZUCKER, formerly of USA Today, "will be joining the Daytona Beach News-Journal as Sports Editor in mid-July" (TWITTER.com, 6/24)....Lightning Social Media & Digital Marketing Manager CAITY KAUFFMAN is leaving the team to join Team Epic (BIZJOURNALS.com, 6/26)....The Jazz named JEFF WATKINSON Assistant Coach/Integrated Player Development and ZACH GUTHRIE Manager of Basketball Strategy & Technology (Jazz)....Genesco Sports Enterprises announced that BRENT MILLER and ERIK NISSON have joined its Pepsi Account Team. Miller will be supporting Pepsi’s NFL platform and Nisson will assist with the brand’s NBA initiatives (GSE)....UFC Senior VP & GM/Europe DAVID ALLEN has left the company. His departure was “sudden, as he just presided over the UFC Berlin event.” No replacement “has been found just yet” (MMAFIGHTING.com, 6/24).
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