Legends has appointed ASM Global President of Europe CHRIS BRAY as President of Europe for the combined Legends and ASM Global business. Bray will oversee the company’s business operations throughout the U.K. and Europe. He previously served as President of Europe for ASM Global and will take on his new role immediately and will be based at the company’s office in Manchester (Legends).
The Sounders and NWSL club Reign FC have undergone an internal reorganization that includes the creation of a new fan engagement department that will be led by Chief Impact & Fan Engagement Officer ASHLEY FOSBERG. Fosberg previously served as the club’s VP/Social Impact and Exec Dir of the team’s charitable arm, the Rave Foundation. Other members of the department will include KIMBERLY AIGNER as VP/Fan Engagement; ANDRE ELKINS as Dir of Events & Live Experience; MIKAELA PURVIS as VP/Matchday Operations; and EMMA KERSH as Dir of Impact & Fan Development. In addition, longtime Sounders SVP/Marketing & Business Operations TAYLOR GRAHAM has been promoted to the newly created role of Chief Integration Officer. He will lead enterprise-wide strategic planning and report to President of Business Operations HUGH WEBER. The organization is also conducting a search for a CMO and plans to add a VP/Content & Distribution, VP/Brand & Creative and Dir of Consumer Products (Alex Silverman, SBJ).
The Citadel has hired Duke Senior Associate AD/External Affairs ART CHASE to be its new AD. Chase replaces MIKE CAPACCIO who retired after working at The Citadel as AD since 2018. Chase has served in his role at Duke since 2018 (Raleigh NEWS & OBSERVER, 2/19).
Univ. of Delaware AD CHRISSI RAWAK is leaving after nearly nine years to become USA Swimming CEO. UD has named Deputy AD JORDAN SKOLNICK as interim AD (Delaware NEWS JOURNAL, 2/19).
Michigan State Univ. has hired former Lions counsel JON DYKEMA in a “newly created position” the Exec Senior Associate AD specializing in student-athlete management. He is also an assistant general counsel (DETROIT NEWS, 2/19).
The Marlins named Dolphins Senior Dir of Luxury & Membership Services NATE MEDRANO VP/Ticket Sales & Service. In his role, Medrano will oversee Marlins memberships, premium sales, inside sales and membership experience (Marlins).
Lids appointed GREG COX as the new CFO. Cox has been with Lids for eight years, having held a variety of accounting and finance leadership roles (Lids).
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