The Red Sox announced the following moves reporting directly to new President & CEO SAM KENNEDY: JONATHAN GILULA will continue to serve as Exec VP/ Business Affairs; TROUP PARKINSON to Exec VP/Partnerships; DAVID BEESTON was named Senior VP/Strategic Planning & Senior Counsel; RON BUMGARNER will continue to serve as Senior VP/Ticketing & Fenway Enterprises; ADAM GROSSMAN to Senior VP & CMO; AMY WARYAS will continue to serve as Senior VP/HR; TIM ZUE to Senior VP/Finance, Strategy & Analytics; NAOMI CALDER to VP/Ticket Services & Operations; KATIE HAAS to VP/Florida Business Operations; PAM KENN to VP/Community, Alumni & Player Relations; and MARCITA THOMPSON to VP/Fenway Park Tours (Red Sox). Meanwhile, the Triple-A Int'l League Pawtucket Red Sox named Red Sox Exec VP & Senior Advisor CHARLES STEINBERG President, Red Sox Special Assistant DAN REA Senior VP & GM and Red Sox Chief Financial Adviser JEFF WHITE Treasurer (BOSTON GLOBE, 11/6).
AT THE BALLPARK: The Braves named Simon Property Group GM JEREMY STRIFE GM of The Battery Atlanta, the "newly named mixed-use development the ballclub is building adjacent to the new SunTrust Park." He will also serve as Braves VP/Development (MARIETTA DAILY JOURNAL, 11/6)....The Triple-A Int'l League Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders promoted interim GM JEREMY RUBY to the position full time and named Single-A Carolina League Potomac Nationals Exec VP & GM JOSH OLERUD to the newly created position of COO (RailRiders)....The independent Pacific Association San Rafael Pacifics promoted Sales & Marketing Dir KIM MCGINNIS to VP/Sales & Marketing and Dir of Operations BILL SPILLER to VP/Operations & Community Fund Chair (Pacifics).
EXECS: MSG Co. named theatre production company Colin Ingram Limited Founder & CEO COLIN INGRAM Exec VP/MSG Productions (MSG)....Spectra by Comcast Spectacor promoted Senior VP/Operations KIM DAMRON to COO/Ticketing & Fan Engagement (Comcast)....The Aspire Group announced the following promotions: A.J. SMITH to Corporate Dir of Client & Partner Development; ANACLAUDIA CERVANTES to Team Leader of the FAU Fan Relationship Management Center; REBECCA MOORE to Senior Sales Consultant of the FAU Fan Relationship Management Center; TREVOR ALLISON to USA National Sales Center Manager; and JOHN ZELEZNOCK to Western Michigan Univ. Fan Relationship Management Center Manager. The company also named ALVIN LARUE Georgia Tech Fan Relationship Management Center Sales Consultant and KAYLA VESTAL Louisiana Tech Fan Relationship Management Center Sales Associate (Aspire).
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