Baseball
The Oakland Athletics promoted KAYLA TAYLOR to account executive for business development.
Colleges
The University of Illinois at Chicago hired ERYN COOK as associate athletic director of compliance. Cook was associate athletic director for compliance at Chicago State University.
Le Moyne College Assistant Vice President and Athletic Director MATT BASSETT will retire, effective June 30.
Middle Tennessee State University promoted LARRY MAPLES to associate athletic director for facilities and operations.
North Dakota State University Senior Associate Athletic Director and the university’s Team Makers Club Executive Director PAT SIMMERS will retire, effective May 15.
The University of Notre Dame hired MARIO MORRIS as deputy athletic director for business operations. Morris was chief financial officer for the University of Wisconsin athletic department.
West Virginia University promoted VINCE BLANKENSHIP to assistant athletic director and head athletics trainer for football.
Facilities
HOK hired KEVIN NOWAK as a regional leader in Philadelphia for its sports, recreation and entertainment practice.
Football
The XFL hired HEATHER BROOKS KARATZ as president for the team in Los Angeles and RYAN GUSTAFSON as team president in Seattle. Karatz was executive vice president and general counsel for the Los Angeles Football Club and Banc of California Stadium, and Gustafson was vice president of business strategy and development for the Seattle Sounders FC.
Gaming
Esports organization Team Secret hired investment banker JOHN COSTAS as vice chairman of strategy and finance.
Hockey
The National Hockey League hired JOHN LEWICKI as vice president of international business development and partnerships. Lewicki was head of global alliances for McDonald’s.
Horse Racing
The New York Racing Association named DAVID O’ROURKE chief executive officer and president.
Marketing
The Buffalo Groupe hired DEREK KOENIG as chief creative and content officer for the Buffalo Agency. Koenig was senior vice president of creative for Discovery.
Collegiate Sports Management Group hired JEFF MCCARRAGHER as vice president of sales.
Learfield IMG College named ANDREW JUDELSON executive vice president of national sales.
Media
NBC Sports Washington named BRETT SULLIVAN vice president of sales, JEN ALLEN senior director of marketing and HEATHER STEFFAN local sales manager.
Sensory Interactive hired TOM STIPES as head of strategic initiatives.
Turner Broadcasting Senior Vice President and Domestic Communications Officer SAL PETRUZZI is leaving the company after 16 years.
Motorsports
Hulman Motorsports hired CASEY LANE as chief revenue officer. Lane was senior vice president of partnership marketing for the Professional Bull Riders.
NASCAR promoted SUSAN SCHANDEL to executive vice president and chief financial officer; TIM CLARK to senior vice president and chief digital officer; LOU GARATE to senior vice president of partnership marketing; BRIAN HERBST to senior vice president of broadcast and innovation; PETE JUNG to senior vice president of marketing; and JOHN PROBST to senior vice president of racing innovation.
Hendrick Motorsports promoted JAKE BACKER to director of partnership development.
Olympics
USA Cycling promoted SHANE GARMAN to general counsel.
Sporting Goods and Apparel
Under Armour hired KASEY JARVIS as chief design officer. Jarvis was vice president of product and design for Black Diamond Equipment.
Ticketing
Learfield IMG College Ticket & Seat Solutions hired JAKE BYE as executive vice president. Bye was formerly senior vice president of consumer sales and marketing for the Washington Redskins.
AXS hired TAYLOR KERN as senior vice president of sales for sports. Kern was senior vice president of sales for Kore Software.
Awards and Boards
Columbia Sportswear named KEVIN MANSELL to its board of directors and a member of its nominating and corporate governance and audit committees.
Other
Game Changer MVP hired AARON COHN as executive vice president of sales and service. Cohn was formerly vice president of corporate sponsorship sales and service for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
WWE hired SUSAN LEVISON as senior vice president and head of WWE Studios. Levison was senior vice president of alternative programming for CBS Television Studios.
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