Executive Transactions

The PGA Tour named Newell Brands Chief Commercial Officer JOSEPH ARCURI CMO, replacing TY VOTAW, who will shift to the role of Exec VP/Global Business Affairs. Votaw succeeds co-COO ED MOORHOUSE, "who is retiring at the end of the year after three decades with the tour." Meanwhile, PGA Tour VP/Communications LAURA NEAL, "who has been with the tour for a decade," has been promoted to Senior VP/Communications (SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL, 6/5 issue).

EXECS: Fox Sports promoted Coordinating Producer MICHAEL BUCKLIN to the newly created position of VP/Digital, Audio & Video. He will report to Senior VP/Cross Platform Solutions ALEXIS GINAS. Bucklin, who also had a previous stint at ESPN, will handle the digital audio and video content association with live events and studio shows (John Ourand, Staff Writer)....Tough Mudder Senior VP/Partnership Marketing, Int'l Event Licensing, Corporate Sales & Merchandising DONNA GOLDSMITH is resigning from her position with the company, effective later this summer after almost three years with the outfit (THE DAILY)....NextVR named USOC Social Media Strategist JOEY MAESTAS Social Marketing Strategist (THE DAILY)....The Univ. of Alabama named ECU Senior Associate AD and Pirate Club Exec Dir J BATT Senior Associate AD/Development (Alabama)....ESPN College Networks Communications Manager GRACIE BLACKBURN is leaving the company, effective later this month (THE DAILY)....The 76ers "chose not to renew the contract" of Dir of Applied Analytics LANCE PEARSON, "who worked for the team the past four seasons." Pearson's departure is "far from surprising," as he was a holdover from the regime of former 76ers President of Basketball Operations & GM SAM HINKIE (PHILLY.com, 6/3)....Executive search firm Nolan Partners named STEWART KING Head of Performance (Nolan Partners).

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