Fanatics named online fashion retailer Rue La La CEO STEVE DAVIS President of Fanatics Int'l. He will report directly to Fanatics CEO DOUG MACK. Prior to Rue La La, Davis spent more than a decade headquartered in Spain overseeing the global operations for GSI Commerce (THE DAILY).
THUNDER STRUCK: The Thunder formally named former Magic GM ROB HENNIGAN VP/Insight & Foresight. The club also promoted the following: WILL DAWKINS to VP/Identification & Intelligence; MARC ST. YVES to VP/Logistics & Engagement; MATT TUMBLESON to VP/Basketball Communications & Engagement; DONALD STRACK to VP/Human & Player Performance; PAUL RIVERS to Chief of Staff; AMANDA GREEN to Dir of Information Management & Counsel; WYNN SULLIVAN to Dir of Strategic Planning; JESSE GOULD to Dir of Pro Evaluation; AYANA LAWSON to Dir of Community Dir of Community & Lifestyle Services; and OLIVER WINTERBONE to Dir of Player Development (Thunder).
EXECS: Nielsen Sports promoted Managing Dir of the U.K. & Ireland JON STAINER to Managing Dir for the Americas. The company also promoted Senior VP/Commercial SCOTT HOROWITZ to Senior VP/Revenue & New Business and Managing Dir of Nielsen Sports North America STEPHEN MASTER to the newly created position of Global Head of Federations. Additionally, Managing Dir of North America PETER LAATZ will be leaving the business at the end of '17 to pursue new career opportunities (THE DAILY)....Octagon has added YouTube Head of College Sports WILLIAM MAO as a digital media expert in the agency's new Global Media Rights Consulting group. Mao will be based in N.Y. and report to Octagon Media Rights Consulting Senior VP DANIEL COHEN (Octagon).
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