BASEBALL
Dean Taylor, former Milwaukee Brewers general manager, was named assistant general manager of the Cincinnati Reds.
BASKETBALL
Ed Desser was named executive vice president, strategic planning and business development for the NBA.
Charlotte Allison was hired as vice president of event marketing for the Memphis Grizzlies and FedEx Forum. She was formerly regional Internet sales and marketing director and Southeast/Southwest regional promotion and marketing director for Ticketmaster.
COLLEGES
Tiffany Utsman Carpenter joined the University of Tennessee athletic department as director of public relations. She was previously with Atkinson Public Relations in Nashville.
FACILITIES
Joe Gliniecki was hired as sales and marketing coordinator for the Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee.
Volume Services America Holdings promoted Janet Steinmayer to senior executive vice president, general counsel and secretary. Douglas Drewes was elected executive vice president.
FOOTBALL
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John Lisowski was hired as chief executive officer of the Canadian Football League's
Ottawa Renegades. He had retired as a managing partner at the Ottawa office of PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
Matthew Higgins was named vice president for strategic planning for the New York Jets. He comes from the Lower Manhattan Development Corp.
HOCKEY
Tera Black was promoted to chief operating officer and alternate governor for the ECHL's San Diego Gulls.
Peter Austin was named account executive for the American Hockey League's Houston Aeros.
Jon Reist and Michael Reeves were named account executives with the Bakersfield (Calif.) Condors of the ECHL.
HORSE RACING
Belinda Stronach resigned as president and chief executive officer of Magna International.
Eric Guthoff was hired as senior director of corporate sponsorship and partnership marketing for the National Thoroughbred Racing Association in its New York office. He previously worked for Octagon.
MARKETING
Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs LLP established professional representation and management firm BDB Sports & Entertainment. Bret Adams will head the venture, and Adam Heller was named vice president.
Martin Gold was named a partner at Covington & Burling. He was floor adviser and counsel to Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn.
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| TOP: Heitsman (left), Gay (center), Hackett (right). BOTTOM: Castro (left), Madia (right) |
Source Marketing named Cindy Heitsman account director; Alexandra Gay, Gina Hackett and Lisa Castro account managers; and Kristien Madia assistant account executive.
Adrienne Flentge was promoted to director of retail for KemperSports Management in Northbrook, Ill.
Jonathan Jensen, formerly with GMR Marketing, was hired as global sports manager for The Radiate Group.
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| Haidinger (top left), Geis (top right), Mahar (bottom left), Franks (bottom right) |
Dallas-based Genesco Sports Enterprises Inc. promoted
Tom Haidinger to vice president, client services, MasterCard;
Kit Geis to vice president, client services, Pepsi;
Frank Mahar to chief legal counsel; and
Todd Franks to vice president, client services, Pepsi Bottling Group.
Guy Morgan was assigned as the senior account director of the U.S. Army NASCAR sponsorship program at Keystone Marketing Co.
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