Baseball
The Class A South Atlantic League Kannapolis Intimidators hired MATT MILLWARD as general manager. Millward was vice president of ticket sales and operations for the Class AAA International League Charlotte Knights.
Basketball
NBA India Vice President and Managing Director YANNICK COLACO will step down from his position.
The Atlanta Hawks promoted JENNIFER EVANS to senior director of corporate partnerships and STEWART TANNER to director of corporate partnerships for the NBA 2K League and NBA G League.
Pacers Sports & Entertainment hired ALLISON BARBER as president and chief operating officer for the Indiana Fever, and promoted TAMIKA CATCHINGS to vice president of Fever basketball operations.
Colleges
The Mountain West Conference hired ANDY SEELEY as associate commissioner of external communications strategy. Seeley was associate athletic director for strategic communications at the University of Central Florida.
East Carolina University hired ALEX KEDDIE as senior associate athletic director for compliance. Keddie was director of compliance at the University of North Carolina.
Eastern Michigan University promoted SEAN MCCARTHY to assistant athletic director for compliance.
Florida International University hired DAMIONE LEWIS as assistant athletic director for football player development.
Murray State University named KEVIN SAAL athletic director. Saal was an executive associate athletic director at the University of Kentucky.
The University of San Francisco promoted JOAN MCDERMOTT to athletic director.
The University of South Carolina Upstate hired JOHN FRAY as associate athletic director of development. Fray was director of development at Arkansas State University.
Texas A&M named MIKE WRIGHT director of public relations and strategic communications.
Yale University hired BROC HAZLET assistant athletic director for brand management. Hazlet was assistant director of athletic equipment at Colgate University.
Wake Forest University named JOHN CURRIE athletic director, effective May 1. Currie will replace RON WELLMAN, who served for nearly 27 years in that role.
Facilities
The L.A. Stadium & Entertainment District at Hollywood Park named MICHAEL BEAMER vice president of security, OTTO BENEDICT vice president of facility and campus operations and CHAN ONECHANH vice president of engineering and transportation.
Oak View Group launched OVG International with TIM LEIWEKE and JESSICA KORAVOS as co-chairs; SAM PICCIONE III as president; MARK DONNELLY as chief operating officer; BRIAN KABATZNICK as executive vice president of business development and facilities; MARC-ELIE ROBERT as senior vice president of commercial; MARTHA ROLLE as legal counsel; and GARY HUTCHINSON as stadium consultant.
Spectra named ALLISON DOBIN director of marketing for the CFE Arena at the University of Central Florida and JULIAN BOWMAN senior director of marketing for Fair Park in Dallas.
Gaming
Gen.G Esports promoted ARNOLD HUR to chief operating officer.
Golf
The Greenbrier named ROBERT HARRIS executive tournament director for the A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier PGA Tour event.
Marketing
The Aspire Group promoted TRAMAYNE RUSSELL to director of sales at the National Sales Center and MADISON ZEISS and CAMERON MASON to senior sales consultants for the Los Angeles Chargers at Dignity Health Sports Park.
Learfield IMG College hired MING WU as executive vice president. Wu was chief revenue officer for MightyHive.
Octagon hired EMILY SISSON as vice president of its integrated marketing group. Sisson was director of business development for the PGA Tour.
Shamrock Sports & Entertainment promoted BRIAN CORCORAN to chief engagement officer, LYNDSAY MERRILL to director of experiences, NICK KAMINSKI to director of partnership development and DAVID THOMPSON to director of creative services.
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