The NCAA has appointed Univ. of Oklahoma AD JOE CASTIGLIONE to Football Academic Progress Rate Working Group Chair, where he will help "review the [APR] as it pertains to Division I football student-athletes" ( DAILY OKLAHOMAN, 6/24 ). FACILITIES : SCP Worldwide has named DENNIS PETRULLO Senior VP/Business Development and MARTIN BROOKS as Exec VP & GM of Scottrade Center ( Blues )....SMG yesterday named Former CHL Wichita Thunder GM CHRIS PRESSON Intrust Bank Arena Manager. SMG will not formally assume management of the arena until January ( BIZJOURNALS.com, 6/23 ). EXECS : FSN Pittsburgh has promoted SHAWN MCCLINTOCK to VP & Assistant GM, where he will continue to oversee all event and studio production for the RSN ( FSN )....Reliant Energy named MICAH KRAMER Dir of Sports & Marketing Sponsorships. Kramer previously worked for Continental Airlines in various roles including Sponsorships, Corporate Development, Int'l Finance and Cargo Revenue Management ( THE DAILY )....MLS has hired ADAM WAGNER as Finance & Accounting Controller ( MLS )....ECHL Gwinnett Gladiators President & GM STEVE CHAPMAN was unanimously re-elected to a third term as Chair of the league's BOG ( ECHL )....The AHL Norfolk Admirals have named CHL Youngstown SteelHounds GM JOE GREGORY as Exec VP, effective July 7 ( AHL ). Do you have an executive announcement? If so, please send to editorial@sportsbusinessdaily.com .

