Baseball
The Class A Florida State League’s Daytona Tortugas named Ryan Keur president. Keur was general manager of the Rookie-level Appalachian League’s Burlington (N.C.) Royals.
Boston Red Sox senior analyst Tom Tippett is leaving the team.
The Chicago White Sox named Matt Koenig director of baseball analytics.
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MORRIS
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HUGHES
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ZAWACKI
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GUAY
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The Class AAA International League’s
Indianapolis Indians promoted
Matt Guay to assistant general manager of tickets and operations,
Joel Zawacki to assistant general manager of corporate sales and marketing,
Tim Hughes to senior director of facilities and
Brad Morris to senior director of business operations.
The Class AA Texas League’s
Frisco (Texas) RoughRiders hired
Michelle Hardman as vice president of ballpark events and promoted
Lisa Gonzalez,
Garret Randle and
Kasey Carlock to premium sales managers and
Hillary Adams to group sales executive. The club also named
John Kelty,
Tyler Marcotte,
Adam Smith,
Kadeem Hunter and
Alejandro Luna to positions in the ticketing department.
Basketball
The
Milwaukee Bucks named
Raj Saha general manager of the team’s new arena.
Colleges
The
Colonial Athletic Association named
Jamie Corun assistant commissioner for digital entertainment and social promotion. Corun was assistant director of digital communications for the American Athletic Conference.
Facilities
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GIACALONE
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MILLER
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FABOZZI
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MARSHALL
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4Topps Premium Seating hired
Maggie Marshall as national sales director. Marshall was manager of ticket sales and CRM for the Chicago White Sox.
Levy Restaurants named
Marco Fabozzi vice president of hospitality strategy at Barclays Center and the New Coliseum on Long Island,
Paul Miller Barclays Center’s director of food and beverage operations and
Christopher Giacalone director of food and beverage operations at the coliseum.
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BOIMAN
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DOSMANN
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LYTTLE
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SCHOLVIN
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Hockey
The
Columbus Blue Jackets named
Cameron Scholvin senior vice president and chief revenue officer,
Jack Lyttle manager of advertising and creative services,
Allie Dosmann digital marketing coordinator,
Andee Boiman
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GRIBLER
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HOOKMAN
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TOOPS
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director of fan development and community programs,
Layne Toops group event specialist,
Andy Hookman video production manager and
Haley Gribler community relations and foundation manager.
Soccer
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LEHEY
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The
United Soccer League hired
Chris Lehey as vice president of corporate partnerships. Lehey was general manager at New Mexico State Sports Properties.
Sporting Goods And Apparel
Golf Town named Bill Gregson chair and Chad McKinnon president. McKinnon was chief operating officer of Canadian Tire’s FGL Sports division.
Sports Direct International Chief Financial Officer Matt Pearson resigned.
Other
Topps promoted Michael Brandstaedter to president and chief executive officer.
Awards and Boards
Nneka Ogwumike was named president and Chiney Ogwumike vice president of the Women’s National Basketball Players Association executive council.
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