Atlanta United has hired CATIE GRIGGS as its new VP/Business Operations. Griggs, who was selected to SportsBusiness Journal’s ‘17 Game Changers class, will lead integrated marketing, strategy and operations for the club. She previously was Senior VP & GM of the Americas for Futures Sport & Entertainment, as well as an exec at Turner Broadcasting. Griggs replaces ANN RODRIGUEZ, who helped to launch the expansion MLS club and who left the team earlier this year for a position with the WNBA. Rodriguez was an SBJ/SBD "Forty Under 40" honoree in '17 (Ian Thomas, Staff Writer).
EXECS: The 76ers promoted Player Development Consultant ELTON BRAND to GM of the G League Delaware 87ers. The 87ers also promoted Basketball Operations Assistant & Video Coordinator MATT LILLY to Dir of Basketball Operations & Scouting (76ers)....The G League Agua Caliente Clippers of Ontario named HEATH BENNETT President, KYNE SHEEHY Dir of Sales and CARA WRIGHT Dir of Business Operations (THE DAILY)....The U.S. Olympic Museum named former Univ. of Colorado Chancellor PAM SHOCKLEY-ZALABAK interim CEO. She will serve while the museum BOD "conducts a national search" for a permanent CEO (Colorado Springs GAZETTE, 8/29)....Rutgers Univ. named Univ. of Louisiana-Monroe Associate AD/Business Operations KEVIN VANDERZEE Associate AD/Finance & Administration (Rutgers)....The Univ. of Oklahoma named Univ. of North Carolina Assistant AD/Recruiting Operations & External Affairs ANNIE HANSON Exec Dir of Recruiting (NEWSOK.com, 8/28)....Esports specialty law firm ESG Law has hired HARRIS PESKIN and KRISTA HINER as its first two associates. Founded by BRYCE BLUM, ESG Law represents numerous top-tier esports teams (Ben Fischer, Staff Writer).
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