The Univ. of Louisiana-Lafayette yesterday named Univ. of Missouri Exec Associate AD BRYAN MAGGARD AD. Maggard spent the past 21 years at MU. Former MU AD MIKE ALDEN served as a "special consultant to the screening committee that vetted candidates for the post" at ULL (THEADVERTISER.com, 2/1).
EXECS: S.F.-based digital media consultancy Rebel Ventures named Twitter Brand Strategist JOSH OBER Dir of Digital Strategy. Ober oversaw Twitter's strategy for Super Bowl XLIX and 50, as well as the '16 Rio Games. He will report to CEO CRAIG HOWE and work out of the firm’s S.F. HQ. Rebel Ventures' team clients include the Warriors, Bulls, Real Madrid and Liverpool (Eric Fisher, Staff Writer)....Indoor cycling studio chain Flywheel Sports named luxury fitness company Equinox Global President SARAH ROBB O'HAGAN CEO. The former Gatorade Global President is also an SBJ/SBD "Forty Under 40" HOFer (Flywheel)....Law firm Bass, Berry & Sims named NBA VP/Legal & Business Affairs TIM BROWNE Counsel in the firm's Nashville office (Bass, Berry & Sims)....Professional Sports Partners named Learfield Dir of Business Development ADAM LEVINSON VP/Business Development and Topgolf Marketing Manager MEGAN SELLS Manager of Brand Leadership. PSP also promoted KRISTIN PUTNAM to Senior Manager of Brand Leadership (PSP)....The Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau named DAVE BEACHNAU Senior VP/Sales, Marketing & Sports and promoted KRIS SMITH to Dir of the Detroit Sports Commission (DMCVB).
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