Independent Sports & Entertainment is promoting VP/Global Head of Property Sales JAKE STONE to CRO, while CMO CHRIS GRANCIO is leaving the agency to start his own company. Stone joined ISE in October '18 to launch the company’s Property Sales division alongside Grancio. Stone will assume his new position in July. Grancio, who has been ISE CMO since '16, will leave the agency in the beginning of July to launch his own sales and marketing consulting business. ISE will be a client for Grancio's new company, Six Eight Sports Group. ISE is majority-owned by Penguins co-Owner RON BURKLE (Liz Mullen, THE DAILY).
EXECS: Blizzard Global Esports Dir KIM PHAN has "resigned from the company." Her last day was June 14, and she wrote in a forum post that she would be pursuing a "new endeavor" within the gaming industry. Phan is the "second high-profile staff member at Blizzard to exit the company within the last month" following the resignation of Overwatch League Commissioner NATE NANZER on May 25 (ESPORTSOBSERVER.com, 6/19)....The NHL Panthers named Entercom General Sales Manager KATERINA PEREZ VP/Corporate Sponsorships & Premium Sales (THE DAILY)....The Undefeated Dir of Special Projects MARK WRIGHT is leaving to become Senior Editor of Sports and Race for OZY Media. His last day at ESPN is June 28 and will start at OZY on July 1 (THE DAILY)....The ACC Network named Raycom Sports Coordinating Producer ALEX FARMARTINO Event Producer (TWITTER.com, 6/21).
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