Along with Sony Pictures Entertainment’s $100 million investment in Cosm, SPE Chairman and CEO RAVI AHUJA joins Cosm’s board.
Roblox named Meta VP/Content Studio MARC JOHNSON as chief communications officer.
Ripple Analytics promoted CRO AMOS VARON to CBO and named Between Pixels VP/Marketing and Strategy KATIE GILLEN as head of marketing.
The Commanders named ERIC KING as head of technology and REECE FISCHER as head of strategy and analytics.
Sharks SVP/Business Analytics and Technology NEDA TABATABAIE announced on LinkedIn her departure from the team. Tabatabaie, a 2019 Game Changers honoree, spent nearly 11 years with the Sharks after first joining as VP/business intelligence.
AXS named Roku VP and Head of Marketing and Merchandising SWETA PATEL as CMO. She will be based in L.A. and report to CEO BRYAN PEREZ. Patel has held leading marketing roles with Apple, Hulu and The Walt Disney Co.
Premier League club Arsenal parted ways with Head of Sports Science and Performance TOM ALLEN. Allen joined Arsenal from Premier League club Aston Villa in 2017 as a sports scientist before being promoted following SHAD FORSYTH’s 2022 exit.
The NBA named McKinsey and Company Senior Business Analyst SOPHIA LIAO as content strategy manager.
Pick ’em and predictions operator Betr promoted ALEX URSA to COO, ALEX KUWADA to CMO and MIKE DENEVI to chief content officer. Ursa, the first hire when founders JOEY LEVY and JAKE PAUL launched the app as a regulated sportsbook four years ago, previously worked at FanDuel, as did Kuwada. Deveni came from Bleacher Report.
Versant Media Group’s acquisition of Full Swing will see company CEO RYAN DOTTERS report to WILL MCINTOSH, Versant’s president of digital platforms and ventures. McIntosh previously oversaw strategy for Golf Channel and GolfNow.
