The Pistons named Eastern Michigan Univ. Assistant AD/Development BRITTA BROWN Senior Dir of Basketball Administration, and former NBA Associate VP & Senior Associate Counsel of Player Matters TONY LEOTTI Senior Dir of Strategy & Systems. Brown "will manage day-to-day team operations and logistics," while Leotti "will assist with overseeing the salary cap as well as strategy." The Pistons also named former Under Armour Association Dir & Sports Marketing Consultant MICHAEL LINDO Dir of Player & Family Engagement, and Knicks Dir of Player Personnel HAROLD ELLIS and former Lakers Dir of Player Personnel RYAN WEST pro personnel evaluators (DETROIT NEWS, 9/29).
ON THE MOVE: Genesco Sports Enterprises named JOHN BERGER VP/Business Development. Berger previously was Dir Of Corporate Partnerships and Services for the NFL Panthers (THE DAILY).
EXECS: Hurricanes Equipment Manager SKIP CUNNINGHAM, the franchise's longest-tenured employee, "plans to retire." Cunningham, who has been with the team since '72, has been a "fixture in the team’s locker room and behind the bench during games" (Raleigh NEWS & OBSERVER, 9/29)....The Flyers named just-retired NHLer CHRIS STEWART Player Development Coach. Stewart played for seven NHL teams in 11 seasons, the last being the Flyers this past year (PHILADELPIHA INQUIRER, 9/29)....The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Properties (USOPP) named LAUREN YUNG Coordinator of Partnership Development & Innovation (THE DAILY)....National non-profit organization Dedication to Community named Pro Football HOFer DONNIE SHELL Exec Advisor to its sports division. Shell will join Sports Division National Dir LAMONTE WINSTON in the proactive efforts to grow relationships between teams, athletes, law enforcement and community of all ages and sizes (D2C).
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