Turnkey announced a new strategic consulting arm to be led by Exec VP TONY PONTURO and supported by Senior VP/Marketing Partnerships GEORGE PERRY and VP/Marketing Partnerships DANIELLE BYRD (Turnkey).
BID FAREWELL: NBA Senior VP & Managing Dir of Europe, the Middle East & Africa BEN MOREL will step down from his position at the end of July. Morel has been in his current role since July '11 and with the NBA in various roles since March '98. He intends to pursue personal interests and other opportunities (NBA).
EXECS: The American Cancer Society named Media Link Senior VP/Mobile, Media and Advertising Strategy DARYL EVANS VP/Sports Alliances. Current ACS sports partners include the NFL, NHL, Coaches vs. Cancer, MiLB, the Braves, USA Track & Field and MLL (ACS)....USA Surfing hired Boardwalk PR Principal BECKY FLEISCHAUER-JEWELL to lead media and communications up to the sport's debut in the '20 Tokyo Games (USA Surfing)....Game Day Communications named ATP/WTA Western & Southern Open Dir of Marketing & Communications WILL SIKES COO. The company also named TRACEY SCHNEIDER Dir of Client Strategy and STEPHANIE DENZEL Client Services Dir. Game Day Communications will continue to serve as the agency of record for the Western & Southern Open (Game Day)....Columbia Univ.'s Sports Management program named NFL Jets Manger of Marketing & Communications TOM CERNY Associate Dir of Operations (Columbia)....The Univ. of Houston named Western Michigan Senior Associate AD MONTY PORTER Senior Associate AD/Finance & Administration (Houston)....PR firm DKC named Coyne PR Senior Account Exec BRENDAN PRUTNY and M&C Saatchi Sports & Entertainment Senior Account Exec TAMARAH STRAUSS Account Supervisors (DKC)....Tennis Canada named KATIE SPELLMAN Media Manager of the Rogers Cup (Tennis Canada)....Teamwork Athletic Apparel named former NFLer JEFF JAMES National Sales Dir (Teamwork).
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