UPS Senior Project Lead for Sponsorship & Events J.W. CANNON has left the company after almost seven years. Later this month, Cannon will join the American Cancer Society to work on their sports partnerships team (TWITTER.com, 11/10)....The Royals named Marlins Dir of Int'l Operations ALBERT GONZALEZ Assistant GM of Int'l Operations. Meanwhile, the Marlins made an "external hire to replace Gonzalez," naming former MLBer FERNANDO SEGUIGNOL as new Dir of Int'l Operations (SUN-SENTINEL.com, 11/10)....Baseball America editor JOHN MANUEL is now scouting for the Twins (BOSTON GLOBE, 11/12)....Birmingham-based University Fancards named the following to its BOD: Under Armor Senior Dir for Global Sports Marketing & Business Development WALKER JONES, Pinnacle Financial Partners co-Founder & Chair of the BOD ROB MCCABE and Apria Healthcare Exec VP ROBERT WALKER (BIZJOURNALS.com, 11/10).
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