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The NFL named former Hasbro Senior Dir of Digital Marketing & Gaming RACHEL HOAGLAND to the newly created position of VP and Head of Gaming & Esports. Hoagland spent more than 14 years at Hasbro. According to the original job posting, Hoagland will lead “strategic planning, partner management and execution” for the league's initiatives involving EA Sports’ “Madden NFL” title and all other gaming opportunities (Ben Fischer, Staff Writer).

EXECS: The Hawks have hired the following: DWIGHT LUTZ as Dir of Basketball Strategy & Analytics; LARRY RILEY as Senior Adivsor; NICK RESSLER as Coordinator of Basketball Operations; and VICTOR WILLIAMS as Security Consultant. The team also promoted ROD HIGGINS to VP/Basketball Operations and DANIEL STARKMAN to Manager of Basketball Operations (Hawks)....Boston College named Univ. of Texas Assistant AD/Leadership Giving WESLEY ELLISON STEWART Senior Associate AD/Dir of Development, effective Sept. 4 (BC)....The Bermuda Tourism Authority named former Olympic runner HAZEL CLARK to the newly created position of Dir of Sports Business Development (BIZJOURNALS.com, 8/9).

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