GMR Marketing promoted Exec VP/Strategy & Insights ELKE JONES to Chief Strategy Officer. The agency also promoted Exec VPs/Client Consulting & Services CAMERON WAGNER and ALEX BEER to Chief Client Officers (GMR).
EXECS: Magic Johnson Enterprises promoted Senior VP/Marketing & Communications CHRISTINA FRANCIS to President. Francis had previously been NFL Players Inc. VP/Marketing & Events and Orange Bowl Committee CMO (Magic Johnson Enterprises)....The Tigers named KIRK GIBSON Special Assistant to Exec VP/Baseball Operations & GM AL AVILA. Gibson will assist in on-field duties at both the MLB and MiLB levels, and will be involved in personnel meetings and community relations (Tigers)....Learfield IMG College named Louisiana Pain Care Dir of Marketing PATTI THURMON GM of its Univ. of Louisiana-Monroe Sports Properties (Learfield IMG College)....The United Shore Professional Baseball League promoted the following: SEAN FLOWERDAY to VP/Finance & Accounting; KATIE PAGE to Dir of Marketing; MIKE ZIELINSKI to Dir of Baseball Administration; DILLON DUBOIS to Dir of Ballpark Operations; NATHAN LISKA to Dir of Food & Beverage; TAYLOR BISNACK to Senior Sales Account Rep; DEREK NICHOLS to Group Events Business Development Rep; and GABRIELA KIRKLAND to Assistant Dir of Food & Beverage. USPBL also named NICOLE PAZZI Dir of Premium Sales & Services (USPBL).
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