The Redskins have hired Texans VP/Communications TONY WYLLIE as Senior VP, replacing KARL SWANSON . Wyllie's primary responsibility will be communications and PR. Texans Dir of PR KEVIN COOPER will oversee the Texans' media relations department ( HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 5/5 )....The Buccaneers named JONATHAN GRELLA Dir of Communications, effective May 17 ( Buccaneers ). Grella served as Senior VP/Communications & Strategy for Securing America's Future Energy and its spinoff, the Electrification Coalition. Previously, Grella served as Edelman VP/Media Relations. The Buccaneers had hired ARI FLEISCHER as a consultant to compile candidates for the position ( TAMPABAY.com, 5/4 ). EXECS : GEOFF WALKER was named to the newly created position of VP/Marketing for DirecTV Sports Networks and the company's RSNs -- FSN Northwest, FSN Pittsburgh and FSN Rocky Mountain (DirecTV ).... RICK HAGOPIAN was named Dir of Business Development for Comcast SportsNet New England and Comcast Sports Group (Comcast SportsNet) ....The NYRA appointed CHARLES WAIT to its BOD, replacing LUCY HAMILTON (NYRA) ….The CHL Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs announced RAY DELIA has resigned as President & GM ( SHREVEPORT TIMES, 5/4) ….Ludus Sports named IAN HAMILTON VP of its Int'l Division. Most recently, Hamilton was Division Dir for Vancouver-based Pr1me Strategies (Ludus Sports) ….Middleberg Communications announced MARTY APPEL will help the firm grow a sports division while continuing to run Marty Appel PR (Marty Appel PR )....USC Dir of Basketball Operations DWAYNE POLEE has resigned ( LATIMES.com, 5/3 )....The Atlanta Tipoff Club, administrator of the Naismith Awards for college and high school basketball, elected ERIC OBERMAN Exec Dir. He will continue to serve as Atlanta Sports Council VP/Communications. Metro Atlanta Chamber CFO ROB HOLLIS was elected Secretary & Treasurer (Atlanta Tipoff ). Do you have an executive announcement? If so, please send to editorial@sportsbusinessdaily.com .
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