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Exec search firm Spencer Stuart named Korn Ferry Senior Client Partner of Global Sports & Nonprofit Practices LIZ MOULTON to a position at its Boston office (THE DAILY)....The Univ. of Utah promoted KYLE BRENNAN to COO & Deputy AD/Internal Operations. The school also named SCOTT KULL Deputy AD/External Operations. Kull was new MARK HARLAN's Deputy AD at USF from '16-18 and has been serving as interim AD "since Harlan departed for Utah in June" (SLTRIB.com, 8/6)....The Univ. of Kansas named IMG Academy Dir of Football Operations MIKE VOLLMAR Senior Associate AD/Football Administration. Vollmar will "start with KU on Aug. 13" (KANSASCITY.com, 8/6)....Disney promoted VP/Corporate Communications for Disney/ABC Television Group KAREN HOBSON to Senior VP/Communications for the new Direct-to-Consumer & Int'l segment, which includes ESPN+ (DEADLINE.com, 8/6)....USL expansion club Hartford Athletic named Learfield GM for Drexel DONOVAN POWELL COO (COURANT.com, 8/6)....The Univ. of Illinois-Chicago named Loyola Univ. Maryland Assistant AD & Dir of Athletics Development MIKE BAMONTI Senior Associate AD & Dir of Advancement (UIC)....Columbia Univ. named USA Baseball Travel Services Coordinator RACHEL LEEKE Assistant AD/Enrichment Services (Columbia)....Under Armour appointed Allianz Chief Economic Advisor MOHAMED EL-ERIAN to its BOD, "effective Oct. 1" (BIZJOURNALS.com, 8/6).

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