Turner Sports promoted Exec VP & GM MATT HONG to the newly created position of COO, reporting directly to Turner Sports President LENNY DANIELS. Hong will now oversee day-to-day operations for NBA TV, the NBA App, NBA League Pass and NBA.com, while adding responsibility for programming for all sports assets across TNT, TBS and truTV. Hong will continue to oversee strategy, rights acquisitions, marketing and digital, as well as manage day-to-day business relationships with the NCAA, MLB and PGA of America. Now reporting to Hong will be Turner Sports Senior VP/Programming and NBA Digital GM SCOOTER VERTINO, Senior VP/Business VAL IMMELE, Senior VP/Digital MARK JOHNSON and Bleacher Report CEO DAVE FINOCCHIO. Hong joined Turner in '08 (Turner Sports).
EXECS: Adidas named Wasserman VP/Global Soccer AARON MAINES Dir of Soccer Sports Marketing. Maines will oversee the brand's partnerships with MLS, its clubs and athletes. While at Wasserman, he was responsible for identifying, recruiting, signing and managing soccer clients (Ian Thomas, Staff Writer)....F1 promoted Head of Digital NORMAN HOWELL to Dir of Global Communications, reporting directly to F1 Managing Dir of Commercial Operations SEAN BRATCHES (F1)....Finley Stadium Exec Dir PAUL SMITH is "resigning" from the Chattanooga venue. He took over the role in '14 and said that he "would help with the transition if needed" (Chattanooga TIMES FREE PRESS, 3/1)....The National Center for Drug Free Sport promoted COO CHRIS GUINTY to President & CEO (Drug Free Sport)....Marketing and signage company ANC named KIRK VANDERHEIJDEN Motion Graphics Designer, WESTON HEDIN Field Rep/Seattle, JOSH MANDELL Field Rep/Notre Dame and TAYLOR WALGREN Administrative Assistant for Projects & Operations (THE DAILY)....McGowan Insurance Cos. has added JIM CONVERTINO and his Professional Athletes & Entertainers Insurance Solutions Practice (THE DAILY).
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