Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - July 24, 2026
MLS has named Soccer HOFer EDDIE POPE as SVP/Sporting Development for MLS and SVP/Competition & Operations for MLS Next Pro. In his role, Pope will support the alignment of development pathways across MLS Next, MLS Next Pro and MLS. He will oversee development and execution of the long-term visi...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - July 23, 2026
Veteran sports exec FRED MANGIONE has been named CEO at Scarlet Knight Enterprises, Rutgers’ newly established commercial arm “focused on driving revenue growth and strategic business initiatives.” Most recently, Mangione served as Chief Business Officer of the N.Y./N.J. Host Committee for the World...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - July 22, 2026
The PWHL named four business directors to oversee club business operations in each of the new markets, as well as a new hire for the same role at the N.Y. Sirens. The league named American Cornhole League COO ALICIA MULLIN for Detroit; AHL Toronto Marlies Manager/Business Operations MARIAN AGYEI-GYA...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - July 21, 2026
TMRW Sports has hired industry veteran BRENDAN DONOHUE to become its first president of flag football, where he will lead the company’s professional flag football league along with the NFL. Donohue, best known for 28 years in basketball with several NBA teams and the NBA league office, had been mana...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - July 20, 2026
AMB Sports and Entertainment has made a number of promotions, led by elevating Falcons VP and CFO KEVIN STRADA to SVP and CFO of AMBSE. In addition to continuing his responsibilities as Falcons CFO, Strada will provide broader financial leadership across AMBSE. In addition, AMBSE elevated Falcons Di...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - July 17, 2026
The Mavericks named JENNIFER RIDGEWAY Chief Impact Officer. She will report to President ETHAN CASSON. In her role, Ridgeway will lead corporate social responsibility strategy, philanthropic initiatives and community engagement for the Mavericks. Ridgeway joins the Mavericks from the T’Wolves and Ly...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - July 16, 2026
AMB Sports and Entertainment announced that COO DIETMAR EXLER will retire, effective Aug. 14. Exler has held the role since July 2019. Along with his retirement, AMBSE will realign operational responsibilities effective Aug. 17, elevating TAMEKA RISH to EVP and COO, DOUG ROBERTS to SVP/Stadium Reven...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - July 15, 2026
Heat owner MICKY ARISON has been “unanimously elected” as the next chairman of the NBA BOG. Arison will assume the position following the BOG meeting in September. He “will take over for” Raptors owner LARRY TANENBAUM, who has served in the role since September 2017. This “will be the second time th...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - July 14, 2026
The CFP named TIM FRICK CFO. He replaces DAVE MARMION, who earlier this spring was named President and CEO of the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Frick joined the CFP in 2016 serving as Dir/Finance and Business Operations (College Football Playoff).
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - July 13, 2026
Paul Hastings LLP has added former Ravens exec and NFL in-house counsel BRANDON ETHERIDGE as a partner in its D.C. office as it formally launches a dedicated sports practice. The addition of Etheridge, a 2024 SBJ Forty Under 40 honoree, comes on the heels of the firm’s July 8 hire of investment fund...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - July 10, 2026
FuboTV appointed former Disney exec ALISA BOWEN as its next CEO. Bowen will succeed co-founder DAVID GANDLER, whose employment as CEO “terminated effective Thursday.” Gandler, who is “also resigning from the board,” has led the company for the past 11 years. Bowen has nearly three decades of experie...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - July 9, 2026
Project B named former NBAer LANDRY FIELDS Head of Men’s Basketball. Fields will work alongside Chief Basketball Officer ALANA BEARD. Fields, who played five seasons in the NBA, launched his exec career with the Spurs, progressing from college scout to GM of the G League Austin Spurs. He most recent...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - July 8, 2026
Legends Global named TOM ALEXANDER and JENN SONICK as VPs of Live Entertainment. Alexander previously served as Honda Center VP/Programming for OC Vibe while Sonick previously served as Dir/Programming at ATG Entertainment, overseeing talent buying for Kings Theatre and the Emerson Colonial Theatre ...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - July 7, 2026
U.S. Figure Skating named MIA CORSINI BAILEY COO. Corsini Bailey returns to the organization after serving as Club Dir at The Skating Club of Boston. Prior to this, she spent nearly a decade at U.S. Figure Skating, most recently as Dir/Events (U.S. Figure Skating).
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - July 6, 2026
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. Exec Chair & CEO JAMES DOLAN is “handing over the day-to-day ownership responsibilities” for the N.Y. Rangers to his son QUENTIN, who will assume the titles of Rangers President, COO & Alternate Governor. Rangers President & GM CHRIS DRURY “will now rep...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - July 2, 2026
GENE SYKES will continue to serve as chairman of the USOPC after a board vote this week. Sykes will serve in the role through 2030. The USOPC board also voted for a second four-year term for BUBBA CUNNINGHAM, the longtime North Carolina AD who is stepping down this summer, and elected Purdue Univ. P...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - July 1, 2026
NWSL club Bay FC is elevating EVP LISA GOODWIN-SCHARFF to the role of Chief External Affairs Officer. She will be responsible for leading the club’s communications across business and sporting, public affairs, stakeholder engagement and investor engagement and comms strategy. She will also serve as ...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - June 30, 2026
Houston-based consultancy Deutser launched its sports division named Deutser Sports. The new division will be led by KARA ALLEN, the former Chief People, Impact & Belonging Officer at Spurs Sports & Entertainment (Irving Mejia-Hilario, SBJ).
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - June 29, 2026
Serie A club AC Milan named MASSIMO CALVELLI CEO. Calvelli replaces GIORGIO FURLANI, who was “fired by U.S. owner, RedBird Capital Partners, last month.” Calvelli will continue to serve as CEO International at RedBird Development Group and Operating Partner at RedBird Capital Partners. He was previo...
On the Move: June 29, 2026
The Dallas Mavericks hired JAMES RUTH as chief marketing officer. Ruth held the same post with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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