Former Gatorade Head of Global Markets and Dir of Sports Marketing JOHN SHEA has accepted a job as Jimmy John’s CMO. Shea has been Teneo Holdings Managing Dir of Sports since '15. He was a Gatorade and Pepsi marketer from '03-15. Sources said that Shea’s new appointment with the Illinois-based sandwich chain will be announced next week. Shea was an SBJ/SBD "Forty Under 40" honoree in '14 (Terry Lefton, Editor-At-Large).
EXECS: The Coyotes named USF CMO & VP/Marketing & Communications TOM HOOF VP/Marketing. Hoof also had a stint with the Rays (Coyotes)....Michigan Int'l Speedway named MLive Media Group Regional Dir of Sales SHAWN FOX VP/Sales. She will oversee both corporate partnerships and ticketing (MIS)....The Magic named Basketball HOFer TRACY MCGRADY Special Assistant to CEO ALEX MARTINS. McGrady grew up in Polk County, Fla., and he will "help promote and market" the NBA G League Lakeland Magic, who are located in the same county (ORLANDOSENTINEL.com, 10/5)....The A's promoted Dir to of External Affairs TAJ TASHOMBE to VP/External Affairs. Tashombe will head the new ballpark development effort for the club (THE DAILY)....NBC Sports Chicago promoted Senior Dir of News & Original Content KEVIN CROSS to VP/Content and Marketing Manager JESSICA FELTEN to Dir of Marketing (NBC Sports Chicago)....The Reds named Cincinnati-based WKRC-CBS Account Exec JACQUELINE SPRAGUE and Pandora Senior Account Exec TODD RICHARDSON Corporate Partnerships Managers (THE DAILY)....Spotify added Nike President of Direct-to-Consumer HEIDI O'NEILL to its BOD as the music company "prepares to go public" (RECODE.net, 10/5).
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