The MLBPA has hired attorney XAVIER JAMES as Deputy COO, a newly created position. James most recently ran his own company, The James Group, and was General Counsel at baseball player representation firm Sheffield Management & Entertainment Group. He officially starts his new position Monday and will report to MLBPA COO KEVIN MCGUINESS. At the union, James will be involved in organizational, budgetary, and financial matters, and he will help coordinate the MLBPA's growing portfolio of business initiatives and programs. James will dissolve his own company and give up his MLBPA agent certification to take the new position. James is the latest hire MLBPA Exec Dir TONY CLARK has made recently to beef up the union's resources. Late last month, the MLBPA announced it was hiring veteran labor attorney BRUCE MEYER away from the NHLPA to the newly created position of Senior Dir of Collective Bargaining & Legal (Liz Mullen, Staff Writer).
EXECS: The 49ers promoted VP/Corporate Partnerships (Sales & Service) BRENT SCHOEB to CRO (THE DAILY)....The Falcons promoted Dir of Football Communications BRIAN CEARNS to Senior Dir of Communications (Falcons)....The ITF named WTA Senior VP/Communications HEATHER BOWLER Exec Dir of Communications (THE DAILY)....Phillies Dir of Player Development JOE JORDAN "won't return next season" (PHILLY.com, 9/4)....The PGA Tour Houston Open named former AT&T PGA Tour Champions San Antonio event Tournament Dir JAMES CALLAWAY to the same position. Callaway spent 18 years with Pro Link Sports (BIZJOURNALS.com, 9/4).
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