Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing named NASCAR industry veteran exec PAT WOOD VP/Business Development, reporting to RLL Senior VP/Sales & Marketing TOM KNOX. Wood will remain based in Charlotte and continue serving as Chair of the Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Motorsport Technology program. He will travel frequently to Indianapolis. Wood's prior stops include Sporting News, Charlotte Motor Speedway and a stint with the Univ. of Virginia's Virginia Sports Properties. The team also named SAM SLUGA Account Exec of Business Development. Knox in a statement said, "With the positive momentum and direction of IndyCar, along with the increased interest and support in the IMSA Series, we feel the time is right to expand Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing's sales and marketing efforts" (Adam Stern, THE DAILY).
EXECS: The T'Wolves and WNBA Minnesota Lynx named Target Senior Manager of Brand Marketing Campaign MARISSA BLOMSTROM VP/Marketing. Blomstrom recently led the strategy and execution of one of Target's largest brand campaigns (T'Wolves)....Hulu CEO RANDY FREER is "exiting" his role as Disney "integrates the streaming service more closely to its direct-to-consumer business operations" (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 2/1)....Boston Globe reporter DAN SHULMAN's last day at the newspaper was Friday. He begins his new position as Revolution Communications Associate today (TWITTER.com, 1/31)....The Greater Columbus Sports Commission named Experience Columbus National Sales Manager CELIA ANDERSON Dir of Business Development (GCSC)....The Aspire Group hired the following: JORDAN HENDERSON as Univ. of Kansas Sales & Development Consultant; JAHVAE GIDDENS as Purdue Sales Consultant; SAMANTHA CURBELO as USF Sales Consultant; EMILY HARDESTY as Louisana Tech Sales & Service Consultant; JACK TRAVERS as Army West Point Sales Consultant; AMANDA WEISER as Atlanta HQ Office Administrator; TYLER WEST as Rutgers Sales Consultant and SEAN GARRISON and KEVIN JOHNSON as Georgia Tech Sales Consultants (THE DAILY).
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