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Baseball

The Los Angeles Dodgers promoted Antonio Morici to senior vice president of ticket and premium sales and service and Royce Cohen to vice president of business development and analytics, while David Siegel moved to vice president of corporate partnerships

 

The Oakland Athletics promoted Juan Chavez to account executive of business development, Zach Hernandez to account executive of membership services and Jordan Kurtz to account executive of group sales

 

Basketball

The Detroit Pistons hired Ed Stefanski as a senior executive. Stefanski was executive vice president for the Memphis Grizzlies.

 

The Sacramento Kings promoted Peja Stojakovic to assistant general manager.

 

Colleges

The Big Ten Conference promoted Julie Suderman to chief financial officer and Brenda Hilton to senior director of building services.

 

Appalachian State University hired Mark Libs as director of annual giving for athletics. Libs was director of the Falcon Club at Bowling Green State University.

 

Ball State University named Beth Goetz athletic director. Goetz was chief operating officer for athletics at the University of Connecticut.

 

Charleston Southern University named Jeff Barber athletic director. Barber was formerly athletic director at Liberty University.

 

Davidson College named Chris Clunie athletic director. Clunie was director for international basketball operations for the National Basketball Association.

 

The University of Hartford promoted Sarah Boissonneault to assistant athletic director for athletics communications, and hired Taylor Wink as assistant director of new media.

 

The College of the Holy Cross promoted Armani Dawkins to associate director of athletics for student-athlete development.

 

Iowa State University hired Nathan Johnson as associate director of development for major gifts. Johnson was development annual giving assistant and development officer at Wichita State University.

 

Ithaca College hired Erienne Roberts as associate athletic director and senior woman administrator. Roberts was assistant director for compliance and senior woman administrator at Slippery Rock University.

 

Mississippi State University hired Chris Opheim as director of spirit and fan engagement. Opheim was spirit squad coordinator at Washington State University.

 

Purdue University hired Lee De Leon as executive senior associate athletic director and assistant vice president for development. De Leon was athletic director at Abilene Christian University.

 

The University of South Carolina Upstate named Daniel Feig athletic director. Feig was executive associate athletic director at the University of Southern Mississippi.

 

Southern Utah University promoted Jeff Tukuafu to assistant athletic director of operations and facilities.

 

Washington State University hired Mitch Straub as senior associate athletic director of the Cougar Athletic Fund. Straub was associate director of development at Ohio State University.

 

Esports

Magic Gaming hired Gabriel Causse as partnership development manager. Causse was director of partnerships for the USL Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC.

 

Team Dignitas hired Michael Prindiville as chief executive officer. Prindiville was esports manager for NBC Sports.

 

Facilities

LAFC Sports formed Banc of California Stadium Entertainment and named Adam Friedman BOCS Entertainment president and LAFC Sports executive vice president. Friedman is the principal of Friedman Entertainment Advisors.

 

Football

The Kansas City Chiefs promoted Mike Borgonzi to director of football operations, Chris Shea to football operations counsel and personnel executive and Ryan Poles to assistant director of player personnel; and hired Mike Bradway as assistant director of player personnel. 

 

The Philadelphia Eagles promoted Jake Rosenberg to vice president of football administration, Jon Ferrari to director of football operations and Dan Ryan to director of team travel and football logistics. Brian Dawkins stepped down from his full-time role to become a consultant with the team.

 

The Seattle Seahawks promoted Nolan Teasley to director of pro personnel.

 

The Washington Redskins hired Brian Lafemina as president of business operations and chief operating officer. Lafemina was senior vice president of club business development for the National Football League.

 

Golf

The European Tour hired Guy Kinnings as deputy chief executive officer and Ryder Cup director. Kinnings was senior vice president and chairman of golf for IMG.

 

Hockey

The Carolina Hurricanes named Don Waddell president and general manager.

 

The Los Angeles Kings hired Patrick Clark as a sales representative and Jason De La Vega as a junior accountant.

 

Groupe CH Club, parent company of the Montreal Canadiens, hired Paul Wilson as senior vice president, public affairs and communications. 

 

The Minnesota Wild hired Paul Fenton as general manager and alternate governor. Fenton was assistant general manager for the Nashville Predators and general manager for the AHL Milwaukee Admirals.

 

The Toronto Maple Leafs promoted Kyle Dubas to general manager and Brandon Pridham to assistant general manager, and hired Laurence Gilman as assistant general manager.

 

The American Hockey League Milwaukee Admirals promoted Scott Nichol to general manager and director of player development, Jeff Kealty to assistant general manager and director of scouting and Brian Poile to assistant general manager and director of hockey operations. 

 

Horse Racing

The New York Racing Association hired Pat Pope as racing secretary for the Belmont Park spring/summer and fall meets. Pope will continue in his role as racing secretary at Oaklawn Park. 

 

Marketing

Bespoke Sports & Entertainment hired Dion Beary as account executive for digital and social media and Evan Kent as social media account coordinator.

 

IRG Sports + Entertainment hired Ryan Perezluha as public relations manager, Lee Lyons as senior manager of corporate partnerships and Justin Kamm as director of corporate partnerships for Palm Beach International Raceway.

 

Lagardère Plus named Carla Rosenberg senior vice president. Rosenberg was the founder and chief visionary officer for The Matchpoint Agency, which recently joined Lagardère Plus.

 

Lagardère Sports hired Bob Brennfleck as senior vice president of commercial. 

 

MWWPR hired Andrew Garson and Joe Flores as executive vice presidents for its new sports and entertainment practice.

 

Media

The Action Network hired Noah Szubski as chief executive officer and Matt Restivo as chief product officer. Szubski was chief product officer for MailOnline and Restivo was general manager of ESPN+ for BamTech Media.

 

CBS Sports hired Randall Liu as vice president of communications. Liu was senior director of football communications for the National Football League.

 

Deltatre Americas hired Sheri Green as vice president of technology. Green was senior director of technology and digital video for Beachbody and senior technology manager for Fox Networks Group.

 

Fox Sports hired Avis Roper as senior director of communications. Roper was senior director of communications for the Indianapolis Colts.

 

Learfield promoted Josh White to general manager of Mustang Sports Properties at Southern Methodist University, and named Mike Mazzaferro general manager of Hartford Sports Properties at the University of Hartford and Mike Sage director-business development for Wolfpack Sports Properties at North Carolina State University.

 

NBC Sports Washington hired Darryl Heggans as vice president of sales. Heggans was an account executive of multimedia sales for ESPN.

 

Multiteam Companies

AMB Sports & Entertainment promoted Greg Beadles to chief operating officer and executive vice president, and hired Harry Hynekamp as vice president of fan experience.

 

Olympics

The United States Olympic Committee hired Wendy Guthrie as senior director of athlete safety. Guthrie was senior executive of human resources for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

 

USA Hockey hired John Vanbiesbrouck as assistant executive director of hockey operations. Vanbiesbrouck was general manager and director of hockey operations for the United States Hockey League Muskegon Lumberjacks.

 

Soccer

The United Soccer League Loudoun United hired Adam Behnke as chief operating officer. Behnke was premium sales and service specialist for the New York Yankees.

 

Sporting Goods and Apparel

Columbia Sportswear hired Michael Richardson as vice president of global merchandising for the Columbia brand. Richardson was vice president of franchise product for Gap.

 

Fanatics hired Joe Bozich as chief operating officer for Fanatics Brands and Joachim Hilke as managing director of the new Fanatics Germany.

 

Nike promoted Rosemary St. Clair to vice president and general manager of global women’s and Cesar Garcia to vice president and general manager of global running.

 

Sports Studio hired Robin Jaffe as vice president of client services and business development. Jaffe was director and senior manager of presence marketing for Major League Baseball.

 

Awards and Boards

Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment formed a new London chapter of its advisory board with new members: Ben Lovett, communion music, Mumford & Sons; Louis Bloom, Universal Music Group head of A&R; Tom Corbett, Barclays head of sponsorships and media; James Sandom, Red Light Management; James Worrall, Leaders founder and chief executive officer; and Sarah Stennett, First Access Entertainment chief executive officer. The company named Jennifer Justice, Superfly president of corporate development, and Marcie Allen, MAC Presents president and founder, to its New York Chapter.

 

Callaway Golf named Russell Fleischer, Battery Ventures general partner, to its board of directors.

 

John Domenico was named president of the board of directors of Children’s Healthcare Charity, the charitable arm of The Honda Classic.

 

Other

Rebel Ventures hired Joe Puglisi as head of creative strategy. Puglisi was director of branded content for The Players’ Tribune.

 

Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame named Cheryl Bernard president and chief executive officer.

 

The American Cancer Society hired Daryl Evans as vice president of sports alliances. Also, Margaret McCaffery was elected to the American Cancer Society board of directors.

 

Ironman hired Kyle Draper as senior director of global partnerships for North America. Draper was vice president of corporate partnerships for Palace Sports and Entertainment. 

 

The Professional Fighters League hired Mark Nolan as executive vice president of global partnerships and media sales and Jason Brown as vice president of digital.

 

SMG Insight hired Ned Morris as managing director of its new international office for the Australia and New Zealand markets. 

 

Stats hired Jayme Fuller as senior vice president of global partner development.

 

TeamSnap hired Todd Stockard as chief financial officer.

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