South Atlantic League President JOHN HENRY MOSS is stepping down after 50 years, effective January 1. Moss is the longest-tenured league president in minor league baseball (Baseball America, 12/19) . MEDIA : Comcast-Spectacor named MARK DIMAURIZIO to the newly-created position of VP/Technology Solutions. Most recently, DiMaurizio was an IT expert for Xerox Capital Services. Prior to that, he served as NBA Dir of Customer Retention Management & Technology (Comcast) ….Outdoor Channel Holdings Exec VP & CFO WILLIAM OWEN has announced his resignation, effective immediately. Owen will serve as an advisor as needed through December 15, 2008. CAO SHAD BURKE was named interim CFO (Outdoor Channel) ....The Score Dir of Programming ANTHONY CICIONE and News/Sports Dir DAVE RUTHERFORD are among five people leaving the net due to a programming change to "provide live hosts instead of canned highlights" during the day. GREG SANSONE will become head of programming, while JOHN SAVAGE will have Web site and mobile responsibilities ( TORONTO STAR, 12/21 )....FSN South and SportSouth has named HAMMOND REYNOLDS Exec Producer and GREG HARVEY Account Exec (FSN South).... Learfield Sports named the following: HOLLY HUNSBERGER Account Exec of Purdue Sports Properties, JASON BUCKNER Account Exec of Hawkeye Sports Properties, JOEY KING Account Exec of Golden Hurricane Sports Properties, JOSH BALDWIN Account Exec of Mizzou Sports Properties and JOEL COFFMAN Account Exec of Falcon Sports Properties (Learfield) FRANCHISE : The Ravens promoted ED BURCHELL to VP/Regional Partnerships & Sales, GABRIELLE DOW to VP/Marketing, JEFF GOERING to VP & CFO, KEVIN ROCHLITZ to VP/National Partnerships & Sales and LARRY ROSEN to VP/Broadcasting (Ravens) ….The Astros promoted CHARLIE NORTON to Dir of Baseball Research & Analysis and CELESTE BROWN to Manager of Market Development (Astros) . EXECS : aim Marketing Solutions promoted Senior Account Manager JASON GASTWIRTH to Account Dir for the UPS Corporate Sponsorship & Events group (aim Marketing Solutions) ….Eaton Corp. has appointed independent PGA Tour representative JOHN HEILMANN as a consultant to represent the Golf Pride grip brand at a selected number of Tour events in ’08 (Eaton) ....Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA) has elected three new members to its BOD for the 2008-2011 term: Nike Special Advisor to the Chair/CEO LINDSAY STEWART , New Balance President & COO JIM TOMPKINS and Jarden Corp. President & COO JIM LILLIE . Current Chair and Cramer Products President & CEO TOM ROGGE was re-elected by SGMA membership to serve as Chair again in '08 ( SGMA ). Do you have an executive announcement? If so, please send to editorial@sportsbusinessdaily.com
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