Inter Miami named CONCACAF Chief Commercial Officer & Deputy General Secretary JURGEN MAINKA Chief Business Officer. Mainka's first day was Monday, and he will report directly to Managing Owner JORGE MAS. Mainka previously served as VP/Communications for the Red Bulls and Dir of Marketing & Communications for the '22 U.S. World Cup Bid committee. He also has worked with Octagon Worldwide, as well as the Rapids and Revolution (Inter Miami).
ON THE MOVE: Lagardère Plus has hired DOMINIC CURRAN as Exec VP, a role that will see him become part of the partnership marketing agency’s senior leadership team in the U.S. Curran will oversee client relationships out of the N.Y. office. He was most recently at marketing agency Synergy, where he was U.S. CEO before stepping down at the end of May. Prior to taking that role in late '15, Curran was Synergy Managing Dir in the U.K. and also had a stint as Bacardi Brands Global Dir of Sports (Austin Karp, Assistant Managing Editor).
EXECS: George Mason Univ. signed AD BRAD EDWARDS to a "five-year contract extension." Edwards has been the school's AD since July '14 (AP, 9/19)....Green Bay-based innovation center TitletownTech named Breakthrough Fuel Founder & Chair CRAIG DICKMAN Managing Dir (GREENBAYPRESSGAZETTE.com, 9/19)....Denver-based data management and analytics company SSB named SecureWorks Enterprise Sales Dir MICHAEL BURN CRO and EMS Software CFO ROB GAFFNEY to the same position (SSB)....Esports and gaming outlet Wham Networks named JIM GARFIELD COO (THE DAILY)....Colorado State added Senior Woman Administrator to Senior Associate AD/Compliance SHALINI SHANKER's role following the retirement of CHRISTINE SUSEMIHL (REPORTERHERALD.com, 9/19).
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