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On the Move

Changing places and positions around the industry

Baseball

The Seattle Mariners promoted JOE BOHRINGER to assistant general manager.

Colleges

The National Collegiate Athletic Association promoted DONALD REMY to chief operating officer.

The University of California, San Diego hired MATT KRITZ as senior associate athletic director for athletic performance. Kritz was co-founder and managing director for Athlete Nation.

The University of North Carolina Charlotte named ALEX WISE assistant athletic director for facilities and events.

Ohio University promoted KEN WINSTEAD to senior associate athletic director for development.

Rutgers University hired ANDREW BAUSCHELT as associate director of development for major gifts, MICHAEL GREENGARTEN as assistant director of development for communications and engagement, NICOLE NECCI as assistant director of athletic development for events and stewardship and EMILY TOME as athletic development coordinator.

The University of Texas San Antonio hired ASHLEY WINNING as director of the Roadrunner Athletic Fund. Winning was director of development campaigns and communication for the University of Texas.

University of Utah Senior Associate Athletic Director for Communications LIZ ABEL will retire in August after 36 years with the athletic department.

Facilities

AEG Presents named NICK SPAMPANATO senior vice president of venue operations. Spampanato was senior vice president and general manager of the Forum.

Spectra promoted BRENT HARRISON to regional director for its Toronto region.

Football

The Philadelphia Eagles promoted GREG DELIMITROS to vice president of equipment operations, PATRICK DOLAN to vice president of football technology and JON FERRARI to vice president of football operations and compliance; and hired ANDREW BERRY as vice president of football operations and JEREMIAH WASHBURN as advanced projects coordinator.

Law

The law firm of Foley & Lardner named BOBBY SHARMA a special adviser to its sports industry team. Sharma is chairman of Blue Devil Holdings and co-founder of Electronic Sports Group.

Media

NBC Sports Northwest hired DIANE PENNY as senior vice president and general manager. Penny was vice president and general manager for Learfield IMG College’s Beaver Sports Properties at Oregon State University.

The Players’ Tribune hired JOSE DUVERGE as director of brand partnerships. Duverge was head of east coast region and senior director of global partnership sales for Legends.

Motorsports

NASCAR shifted SCOTT WARFIELD to the newly created position of managing director of gaming, and promoted AMANDA LORDY to managing director of digital content.

Olympics

USA Gymnastics named LI LI LEUNG president and chief executive officer. Leung was a vice president for the NBA.

Sporting Goodsand Apparel

Asics North America hired KEVIN MCHALE as director of run specialty sales. McHale was Fleet Feet brand manager for New Balance.

Awards and Boards

Adidas named MARTIN SHANKLAND to its executive board to lead its global operations.

Block Six Analytics named MARK FRENCH to its advisory board.

The Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame named A.J. ROBINSON, Central Atlanta Progress president and Atlanta Downtown Improvement District president, chairman of the board for Atlanta Hall Management and RICH MCKAY, Atlanta Falcons president and chief executive officer, to the board of directors.

The Red Sox Foundation named BRIDGET TERRY LONG, Harvard Graduate School of Education dean and Saris professor of education and economics, and JILL SHAH, Shah Family Foundation president, to its board of directors

Riot Games named ANGELA ROSEBORO chief diversity officer. Roseboro was global head of diversity, equity and inclusion for Dropbox.

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