Menu
People and Pop Culture

Executive Transactions

Legends Exec VP CHRIS TRAEGER has left the company to start his own consulting firm, Traeger Consulting Group. Traeger joined Legends in late ’17 to head up the Raiders' Las Vegas stadium project, overseeing revenue generation, suites sales, PSLs, tickets, naming rights and other sponsorships (Adam Stern, THE DAILY).

EXECS: Bojangles’ Senior VP/Marketing RANDY POINDEXTER is retiring after 28 years. The Charlotte-based QSR has a sponsorship/concessions presence in several sports, including deals with the NFL Panthers and across the NASCAR industry. Meanwhile, MKTG promoted VP EMILY SPIEGEL to lead its hospitality and events group. Spiegel has been with the agency, formerly Team Epic, since ‘04. Meanwhile, Ally Financial named Chevrolet Racing Communications Representative JESSICA STROUPE Senior Marketing Specialist, overseeing the company’s social media accounts and helping on the company’s new NASCAR team sponsorship with Hendrick Motorsports (Stern)....Brooks Running promoted Exec VP & GM/Global Sales DAN SHERIDAN to a newly configured role of Exec VP & COO (Brooks)....The NHL named former WWE Senior Manager of Communications BRAD KLEIN Dir of Corporate Communications (THE DAILY)

Do you have an executive announcement? If so, please send to editorial@sportsbusinessdaily.com.

Create your own Executive Transaction

Ready to make your next great hire? Or take the next step in your career? Connect with the industry’s top employers and job seekers on the Sports Business Career Link. For more information, contact Megi Beqiraj at 212-500-0705, or mbeqiraj@sportsbusinessjournal.com.

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 14, 2024

The WNBA's biggest moment? More fractures in men's golf; Conferences set agendas for spring meetings and the revamp of the Charlotte Hornets continues.

Phoenix Mercury/NBC’s Cindy Brunson, NBA Media Deal, Network Upfronts

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp chats with SBJ NBA writer Tom Friend about the pending NBA media Deal. Cindy Brunson of NBC and Phoenix Mercury is our Big Get this week. The sports broadcasting pioneer talks the upcoming WNBA season. Later in the show, SBJ media writer Mollie Cahillane gets us set for the upcoming network upfronts.

SBJ I Factor: Molly Mazzolini

SBJ I Factor features an interview with Molly Mazzolini. Elevate's Senior Operating Advisor – Design + Strategic Alliances chats with SBJ’s Ross Nethery about the power of taking chances. Mazzolini is a member of the SBJ Game Changers Class of 2016. She shares stories of her career including co-founding sports design consultancy Infinite Scale career journey and how a chance encounter while working at a stationery store launched her career in the sports industry. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

Shareable URL copied to clipboard!

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2019/03/15/People-and-Pop-Culture/Execs.aspx

Sorry, something went wrong with the copy but here is the link for you.

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2019/03/15/People-and-Pop-Culture/Execs.aspx

CLOSE