Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - March 4, 2026
Univ. of Kentucky AD MITCH BARNHART will retire from his role in June before taking on a new role with the university (Univ. of Kentucky). Barnhart, SBJ’s Athletic Director of the Year in 2019, is the longest-tenured AD in the country, and he “oversaw massive changes in college sports” across 24 yea...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - March 3, 2026
Rutgers is slated to revamp its athletic department’s approach to revenue generation with the launch of Scarlet Knights Enterprises, Inc., a new corporate entity that will house its multimedia rights, corporate sponsorships, ticketing strategy and NIL initiatives. Longtime sports exec OLIVER LUCK wi...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - March 2, 2026
Major League Volleyball named JAIME WESTON its first Commissioner. Weston, a 2016 SBJ Game Changers honoree, has over 15 years of experience in the NFL front office. Most recently, she served as CCO of USA Volleyball. Earlier in her career, Weston held global leadership roles at Universal Music Grou...
On the Move: March 2, 2026
The Golden State Valkyries promoted MORGAN RANDOLPH to senior director of communications.
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - February 27, 2026
Kings League named DAVID MUOSER Managing Dir/U.S. He will now oversee Kings League’s preparation for its U.S. launch from N.Y., where the organization is building its regional staff. Muoser previously worked at the NBA and Cabot in global strategy and corporate development roles. He joined Kings Lea...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - February 26, 2026
The U.S. Center for SafeSport announced that MARK SCOTT will serve as Chair of the BOD. Scott first joined the board in March 2025 and was a member of the Finance Committee. He succeeds APRIL HOLMES, who spent the last nine months as the Center’s interim CEO during the recent executive leadership se...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - February 25, 2026
LIV Golf COO LAWRENCE BURIAN is leaving the organization as the league continues to go through changes at the executive level, according to sources. Burian, a longtime former MSG executive, was hired by LIV in late 2023 by former CEO GREG NORMAN. It is not clear if LIV plans to fill the COO role (Jo...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - February 24, 2026
Indiana Univ. named RYAN CARR Exec Dir of Basketball for the men’s basketball program. He will report directly to IU men’s basketball coach DARIAN DEVRIES. Carr spent the past 23 seasons with the Pacers in a variety of roles, most recently as SVP/Player Personnel (Indiana Univ.).
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - February 23, 2026
Northern Illinois Univ. promoted Senior Associate AD/Development & Revenue Generation CHRIS BARKER to Exec Associate AD & CRO. Barker joined the athletic department in September 2023 from Southern Connecticut State Univ., where he served as AD for two years (NIU).
On the Move: Changing places and positions around the industry
FanDuel hired MEG MCGAUGHEY as senior director of federal government affairs and ROB MEJIA as director of federal government affairs. McGaughey worked for House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.). Mejia was director of government affairs for FGS Global.
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - February 20, 2026
Topgolf named DAVID MCKILLIPS CEO, effective Feb. 23. McKillips most recently served as President & CEO of CEC Entertainment. Prior to that, he served in several leadership roles at Six Flags Entertainment (Topgolf).
Legends Global bolsters executive sales leadership with two promotions and a hire
Legends Global has beefed up its sales division’s executive leadership with the promotions of KAYLA SCHINE and JULIE ALTOBELLO and the re-hire of TOM GREENE.
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - February 19, 2026
Lions President & CEO ROD WOOD will “retire before the 2026 NFL season” but will “remain with the organization while it conducts a search for his successor.” He “plans to step aside once that person is hired and the transition period is completed.” The team will “work with Russell Reynolds Assoc...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - February 18, 2026
Old Dominion AD WOOD SELIG will retire, effective Dec. 31, after 16 years in the role. Selig guided ODU’s transition from the FCS level in the CAA to FBS membership in Conference USA and later helped position ODU for its move to the Sun Belt in 2022. Beginning in 2027, Selig will serve as the Kaufma...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - February 17, 2026
Learfield promoted MIKE GORDON to VP/Corporate Partnerships. Gordon has been serving as GM for Northwestern Sports Properties since 2019. He previously spent a decade with the AHL Chicago Wolves after serving with the Arena Football League’s Chicago Rush and DePaul (SBJ).
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - February 16, 2026
Las Vegas Sands Corp. promoted Mavericks Governor PATRICK DUMONT from COO & President to CEO & Chair. Dumont, who has been with Sands Corp. since 2010, will succeed ROBERT GOLDESTEIN “effective March 1.” The promotion “does not impact Dumont’s Mavericks role” (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 2/13).
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - February 13, 2026
St. Joseph’s Univ. AD JILL BODENSTEINER is stepping down from her position on April 15 to accept the role of Horizon League Commissioner. Bodensteiner has been in the leading role since 2018. Exec Senior Associate AD ERIC LAUDANO will serve as interim AD while a search is conducted (St. Joseph’s Uni...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - February 12, 2026
The SEC named NFL VP/Football Development Strategy ROMAN OBEN Associate Commissioner for Football. Oben will serve as the conference’s senior leader for football operations, policy, and stakeholder engagement, reporting directly to Commissioner GREG SANKEY (SEC).
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - February 11, 2026
After spending nearly three decades with the D-backs, KENNY FARRELL has left the organization to become the COO of the Royals. Farrell had just been promoted to SVP/Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer of the D-backs following the departure of CULLEN MAXEY to the Royals as president of business op...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - February 10, 2026
SeventySix Capital named KENNETH SHROPSHIRE and MICHAEL MORRIS Strategic Advisors. Shropshire and Morris will focus on advisory client acquisition, growth, and exec leadership and governance for professional and college sports execs and sports companies. Shropshire is a Professor Emeritus at The Wha...
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