College
The Southland Conference named George Stieren associate commissioner for strategic communications. Stieren was vice president of communications for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.
Hockey
The Columbus Blue Jackets named Katherine Schuette human resources coordinator, Brad Zarnoch technical support specialist and Mary Lynn Berilla CRM coordinator.
The expansion Las Vegas NHL team named Tom Poraszka hockey operations analyst. Poraszka founded the website General Fanager.
Marketing
CSM Sport & Entertainment named Tonia Constable North America senior vice president of consulting. Constable was vice president of global partnerships for WME-IMG.
WME-IMG consultant Christopher Sonntag has left the company.
Media
CSN Bay Area and CSN California named Tom Stathakes senior vice president and general manager. Stathakes was NBC Sports regional group senior vice president of production, programming and station operations.
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COOPER
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SiriusXM named
Jeff Cooper vice president of advertising sales for sports. Cooper was publisher of ESPN The Magazine.
Motorsport.com named Tim Southers public relations manager. Southers worked with NASCAR’s touring series as a public relations manager.
NBC Sports Group promoted Ted Griggs to NBC Sports Regional Networks president of group and strategic production and programming leader, and Bill Bridgen to president and group leader of NBC Sports Regional Networks. NBC Sports Group named Princell Hair senior vice president and general manager of CSN New England.
Nielsen Sports named Danny Townsend and Glenn Lovett co-managing directors; Stephen Master, Guy Port and Marco Nazzari regional commercial leads for the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe, respectively; Mike Wragg global head of research; Alexandre Callay global head of media; Max Barnett global head of digital; Michael O’Hara Lynch head of consulting for the Americas; Claude Ringuet head of consulting for Asia; Spencer Nolan and Jan Lehmann head of consulting for Europe; Michael Tange global head of strategy and solutions; Shane Mattiske managing director leading Australian and New Zealand business; and Peter Laatz market leader for North America.
Multiteam Companies
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LEWIS
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KEMP
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GUEVARA
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BENJAMIN
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Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment named
Kellen Benjamin vice president of global partnerships,
Roland Guevara vice president of community relations,
Tim Kemp vice president of programming,
Randy Lewis vice president of business strategy and analytics,
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GIBBONS
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WORKMAN
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SKAAR
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POLEVOY
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Matthew Polevoy vice president of digital media,
Beverly Skaar vice president of finance,
Rodnell Workman vice president of team marketing and
Lewis Gibbons assistant general manager of Barclays Center.
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WOOLRIDGE
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NBCUniversal promoted
Dan Lovinger to NBC Sports executive vice president of sales and marketing.
Soccer
Los Angeles Football Club hired Zach Woolridge as director of partnership development. Woolridge was senior manager of partnership activation with AEG’s global partnerships division.
Sporting Goods and Apparel
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KNOTT
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Johnnie-O hired
Chris Knott as chief merchandising officer. Knott founded the Peter Millar clothing line.
Sports Commissions and Tourism Boards
Vail Resorts named Chris Jarnot mountain division executive vice president and Doug Lovell Vail Mountain chief operating officer.
Richmond Region Tourism named J.C. Poma sports development manager.
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