People and Pop Culture
On the Move
Changing places and positions around the industry
Apparel
Nike promoted ANN HEBERT to vice president and general manager of North American geography.
Under Armour named LISA COLLIER chief product officer, effective April 27. Collier was formerly president and CEO of NYDJ.
Colleges
The University of Arkansas’ Razorback Foundation Inc. hired MEREDITH PETTIGREW as director of strategic communications and stewardship.
University of Central Oklahoma Athletic Director EDDIE GRIFFIN announced his retirement, effective April 30.
Florida A&M University hired BRAD SWOPE as assistant athletic director for sports medicine. Swope was associate head athletic trainer at Tennessee State University.
George Washington University named ANDY RUGE senior associate athletic director, external operations. Ruge was associate athletic director of marketing and sales at George Mason University.
The Hockey East Association named KATE MCAFEE associate commissioner. McAfee was associate athletic director of event management at the University of New Hampshire.
Learfield IMG College named TODD KNISLEY general manager of Ohio State Sports Properties and JOSH FELDMAN general manager of Maverick Sports Properties for the University of Texas at Arlington. Knisley was general manager of West Virginia’s Mountaineer Sports Properties, and Feldman was general manager for Roadrunner Sports Properties at California State University, Bakersfield.
Mississippi State University hired ERIC GEORGE as chief financial officer. George was associate athletic director and CFO at Clemson University.
The University of North Carolina-Greensboro hired KEVIN BOSTIAN as executive associate athletic director for development. Bostian was major gifts officer with the Wolfpack Club at N.C. State University.
Utah State Athletics named BRANT MECHAM assistant athletic director of development. Mecham was assistant marketing director for athletics at Weber State University.
Esports
Complexity Gaming named ASHLEY CHALK vice president of partnerships. Chalk was senior director of new business development and global partnerships at Feld Entertainment.
Other
GF Sports named executive vice president RICH LISK head of lacrosse and business operations for the New York Riptide.
McGowan Professional Athletes & Entertainers Insurance Solutions hired GERTY DELFS as a client associate.
Tepper Sports & Entertainment named JONATHAN NORMAN director of partnership development. Norman was vice president of strategy at Bespoke Sports & Entertainment.
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