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The USGA promoted NAVIN SINGH to Chief Commercial Officer, the title previously held by SARAH HIRSHLAND, who left last year to become USOC CEO. Singh, formerly Managing Dir/Global Content & Media Distribution, will now oversee commercial strategy. He begins his new job immediately and reports to USGA CEO MIKE DAVIS (John Lombardo, THE DAILY).

EXECS: The UFC promoted Senior VP/Event Development PETER DROPICK to Exec VP/Event Development & Operations (UFC)....The Dolphins named BBC Studios Dir of Content Sales for Latin America & U.S. SEBASTIAN TRUJILLO Senior Dir of Multicultural Partnerships. He will report directly to VP/Corporate Partnerships STEVE MULLINS (Dolphins)....The Browns promoted Dir of IT BRANDON COVERT to VP/IT. The team also promoted DAVID LEE to Dir of Ticket Operations and MATT SRODEK to Dir of Berea Facilities (THE DAILY)....ACC Supervisor of Women's Basketball Officials CHARLENE CURTIS is retiring following 11 years of service to the league and more than 24 years of affiliation with the conference as either a coach or administrator (ACC)....London-based Eleven Sports Communications Manager JAMES ROBINSON is leaving the company to join CSM to work across Formula E (THE DAILY)....The McGowan Professional Athletes & Entertainers Insurance Solutions Practice named GERRY KNOTEK Client Associate (THE DAILY).

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