The WALL STREET JOURNAL's Sara Germano reports Under Armour Strategic Adviser KIP FULKS is "taking a sabbatical from the company." Fulks, who has "held several roles within the company over the past two decades," was a former college classmate of UA Founder, Chair & CEO KEVIN PLANK and was long seen within the company as Plank’s "second-in-command." A source said that Fulks "started his leave earlier this month" (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 10/24). Under Armour officials said that Fulks "isn't leaving" the company. He is "exercising a benefit available to all Under Armour employees with 10 or more years service" (Baltimore SUN, 10/24).
EXECS: L.A.-based consulting firm Rebel Ventures hired Facebook Digital Content & Media Sales Strategist ROBERT RODRIGUEZ to lead the agency's global strategic partnership efforts and oversee a recently launched content studio division. Rebel's clients include La Liga club Real Madrid, the NBA, Wimbledon and the Warriors. Rodriguez also had a previous stint as Fox Deportes Dir of Digital Media (Rebel Ventures)....The Orioles named KAILEY ADAMS Coordinator of PR, effective tomorrow. She will report to Dir of PR KRISTEN HUDAK (Orioles)....Stats LLC named CASEY WASSERMAN to its BOD (Stats).
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