GRAHAM FORD "stepped down as Sri Lanka coach following the team's early exit" from the Int'l Cricket Council Champions Trophy. Ford was 15 months into his second stint with the team (BBC, 6/24). ... EPL side Southampton appointed MAURICIO PELLEGRINO as manager. The 45-year-old Argentine replaces CLAUDE PUEL, who was "sacked earlier this month after one season in charge." Pellegrino stood down as La Liga side Alaves manager in late May (BBC, 6/23). ... General Mills named Coca-Cola North America Senior VP of Strategic Marketing IVAN POLLARD CMO, a job that has been "expanded to global scope." Pollard will establish the company's "first global marketing and media planning structure." He will begin on July 10 and report to General Mills CEO JEFF HARMENING. He was a global partner in Naked Communications and a "leader in firms like BMP," now called DDB Needham, and Wieden+Kennedy, "best known for its work with Nike" (STAR TRIBUNE, 6/21).
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