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Executive Transactions

Chase Center named MSG Dir of Facility & Event Services MIKE SCIORTINO VP/Operations and MSG acting Dir of Event Security ADRIANNE WYNNE Senior Dir of Event Services, while hiring MICHAEL RESCIGNO to be Senior Dir of Parking & Transportation. The club also promoted STEVIE GRAY to VP/Ticket Operations and PHIL HASTINGS to VP/Event Experiences (Warriors).

EXECS: Lions VP/Communications BILL KEENIST is "transitioning out of his job." He joined the team in '86 and will "take on a new role as team historian as part of a larger public relations department overhaul the Lions have been undergoing in recent months." Lions Dir of Football Communications MATT BARNHART was "relieved of his duties in early May, and the Lions are currently searching for his replacement" (FREEP.com, 6/3)....Columbia Sportswear named ANDREW BURNS Dir of Investor Relations & Competitive Intelligence (Columbia)....The Charlotte Sports Foundation named Raycom Dir of Communications FRANK KAY Dir of Communications & Marketing. Kay will work many of the same events as he previously did, such as the Belk Bowl, Belk College Kickoff and ACC Football Championship (THE DAILY)....Van Wagner Sports & Entertainment has hired the following for its collegiate properties: ALSACE DICKERSON as Account Exec (Big South); ALLISON WALTERS as Marketing Coordinator (Towson); SHEA JURY as Marketing Coordinator (CIAA); and CHRISTIAN MARTINO as Marketing Coordinator (VWSE Corporate) (THE DAILY)....The Aspire Group promoted the following at its collegiate properties: JOE KRONANDER to Regional Dir (Purdue) and JESSE MORENO to Team Leader of Ticket Sales & Services (Santa Clara). Aspire also named ALEX HAMBEL Manager of Ticket Sales & Service (Pepperdine), LEAH WINN Database Marketing & Analytics Coordinator (Toledo) and MORGAN PETRIKO Development Consultant (Purdue) (THE DAILY).

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