Rogers Communications named former Facebook and Instagram Canada Managing Dir JORDAN BANKS President of its Rogers Media division, effective Sept. 9. Current Rogers Media President RICK BRACE, appointed to the role in '15, will "help in the transition until he retires from Rogers at the end of the year." Rogers Media's business includes Sportsnet, Citytv, OMNI Television, the Blue Jays, a shopping channel and radio stations (CP, 7/29).
EXECS: Endeavor named former Redskins CCO TODD KLINE Senior VP/Sports Talent & Property Sales (Endeavor)....Verizon named former CSM North America Brands Division President ROB MCQUEEN Dir of Sponsorships. Kids apparel brand Outerstuff named former NFL VP/Consumer Products JOSH FEINSTEIN Exec VP/New Business & Strategic Partnerships. Cogent Entertainment Marketing named NFL Manager of Sponsorship & Partnership Management ALEXANDRA SARDO VP. FC Cincinnati named Richard Childress Racing Dir of Business Development MATT SHEARER Senior Dir of Corporate Partnerships (SPORTS BUSINESS JOURNAL, 7/29 issue)....Adventure Sports Network Group promoted Dew Tour Dir of Business & Partnerships COURTNEY GRESIK to Dew Tour VP & GM (ASNG)....Software technology company Simplylive named NewTek COO CHUCK SILBER CRO (Simplylive).
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