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Learfield IMG College named former Redskins Senior VP/Consumer Sales & Marketing JAKE BYE Exec VP/Ticket & Seat Solutions. Prior to the Redskins, Bye worked for the Rams as VP/Consumer & Marketing (Learfield).

EXECS: The XFL named its first team president, as LAFC Exec VP & General Counsel HEATHER BROOKS KARATZ will head up the to-be-named L.A. franchise. As the team’s top business officer, her responsibilities will include ticket and corporate sponsorship sales, marketing, content, community relations and game-day experience (Terry Lefton, THE DAILY)....AAF Birmingham Iron President TOM WARD and VP/Marketing RANDY CAMPBELL are "no longer with the team." It is "unclear if they were fired or left the organization voluntarily" (AL.com, 3/20)....Topgolf named Lion's Choice Restaurants COO REBECCA FINE Chief People Officer (Topgolf)....Skyview Networks named ABC Radio VP & GM STEVE JONES President & COO. He will report to co-Founder & CEO KEN THIELE (Skyview Networks)....USA Hockey named NHL Rangers Assistant GM CHRIS DRURY GM of the '19 USMNT (USA Hockey)....The Univ. of Arizona named former NBAer REGGIE GEARY Dir of Development (TUCSON.com, 3/20).

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