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BSE Global CEO BRETT YORMARK will lead the newly established Advisory Board for Haymon Sports, the creator of Premier Boxing Champions. The Haymon Sports Advisory Board will help to fuel the direction for Haymon Sports by advising its leadership team on branding strategy, cross-licensing opportunities, commercialization and future growth initiatives for PBC. Yormark will identify leaders in the sports, entertainment and brand space, and a complete list of members will be announced in early '19 (Haymon Sports).

EXECS: Formula E CEO ALEJANDRO AGAG will transition to the Chair role while the electric racing series prepares to name a new CEO (Adam Stern, THE DAILY)....USA Cycling named ERICA CLEVENGER, BOB SAFFELL and JULIA VIOLICH to its BOD. They will begin their terms immediately (USA Cycling)....Ironman promoted the following: KIM AQABLI to Senior VP/Finance; DIANA BERTSCH to Senior VP/World Championship Events; BROOKS COWAN to Senior VP/Legal; and ELIZABETH O'BRIEN to Senior VP/Financial Planning & Strategy (Ironman)....The Triple-A PCL Omaha Storm Chasers hired the following: ZACH ZILER as Group Sales Manager; STEPHEN MAYES as Group Ticket Sales Exec; MICHAEL MCCOY as Ticket Operations Assistant; LAURA WARNOCK as HR Manager; MITCH CUNNINGHAM as Retail Operations Coordinator; and LAUREN KIRK as Creative Services Manager. The Storm Chasers also promoted the following: ANDREW ASBURY to Marketing & Promotions Manager; SCOTT POPP to Video & Multimedia Coordinator; NICK SANDBERG to Promotions & Game Operations Manager; and COREY LIVINGSTON to Client Services Manager (Storm Chasers).

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