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ESPN Parts Ways With Long-Tenured Ad Sales Exec Eric Johnson

A week before ESPN is slated to lay off more than 100 staffers as part of company-wide cost-cutting moves, the company parted ways with one of its top ad sales executives. Exec VP/Global Advertising Revenue & Sales Operations Eric Johnson has left ESPN, ending a tenure that started in '99, but an ESPN source said Johnson's move is not part of the coming layoffs. Johnson, who reported to President/Global Sales & Marketing Ed Erhardt, oversaw global ad sales for ESPN’s TV, print, digital media, audio and syndication. Johnson will remain an advisor to Erhardt for an undetermined amount of time, but it is not clear what Johnson’s next step will be. Johnson did not return a text message, and ESPN would not comment.

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