Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - January 16, 2026
ESPN announced that VP/News DAVID KRAFT will retire in April. Kraft was named to his current position in May 2021, having previously served as the Senior Dir & Executive Editor of ESPN’s news operations since October 2015. He will stay on until April to help with the transition of his responsibi...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - January 15, 2026
Excel Sports Management named Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal International Commercial Lead DANNY PAISER VP & Managing Dir/International Properties. Paiser has served with Global Playmakers, Kin Partners, IMG, City Football Group, and Soccerex (Leaders).
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - January 14, 2026
Former LA28 execs DAVE MINGEY and HAYLE CHUN have left their respective roles to launch Onboard Sports Advisory. Mingey, an SBJ Forty Under 40 honoree in 2009, has been SVP/Head of Commercial Partnerships for U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Properties -- the joint venture between LA28 and the USOPC -- f...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - January 13, 2026
The Bruins promoted TD Garden President & Bruins COO GLEN THORNBOROUGH to the role of EVP & COO of the franchise. Thornborough’s new role will see him work with team President CAM NEELY, focusing on bringing business and hockey operations into closer alignment. Thornborough will retain his c...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - January 12, 2026
The Ladies European Tour named TOM PHILLIPS its next CEO. He replaces former CEO ALEXANDRA ARMAS, who announced last June that she was “stepping down in the fall.” Phillips, the current Dir/Middle East for the DP World Tour, “starts the new role April 6” (GOLFWEEK, 1/9).
On the Move: Jan. 12, 2026
Excel Sports Management named JENNIFER ENDICK employment attorney; MATTHEW LYPOWY vice president of finance and controller; KHALIL WILKES counsel; MATT MILLER sports medicine manager; MADALENA FRERE senior account manager/brand marketing; KATIE SMITS director of brand marketing; and CHRISTINA GAUL s...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - January 9, 2026
ESPN and Disney Entertainment promoted JIMMY ZASOWSKI to President/Platform Distribution. Zasowski, who joined the company in 2009, was previously EVP/Platform Distribution Strategy. He will report to ESPN Chair JIMMY PITARO and Disney Entertainment co-chairs ALAN BERGMAN and DANA WALDEN. Meanwhile,...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - January 8, 2026
ANDY STINCHFIELD has joined sales and marketing agency Team Playmaker as VP/Sales. He will be based in N.Y. The move reunites him with Team Playmaker principals MATT GRANDIS and ROSS MELTZER, who worked with Stinchfield at the former SJX Partners/CSM Sport & Entertainment (since acquired by Wass...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - January 7, 2026
Fox Sports President & COO MARK SILVERMAN announced that he will be stepping away from his current role in the coming months and will move into a consulting role with the company. Silverman -- a multiple-time SBJ Most Influential honoree -- joined Fox Sports in 2018 from the Big Ten Network, whe...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - January 6, 2026
Commissioner STEVE PHELPS is leaving NASCAR ahead of the 2026 season, according to an official announcement from the sanctioning body this morning. Phelps -- an SBJ Most Influential 125 honoree -- had been at NASCAR since 2005 and was promoted from president to commissioner last year. No successor h...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - January 5, 2026
Tennis player NOVAK DJOKOVIC yesterday announced he is stepping away from the Professional Tennis Players Association, the athlete advocacy group he co-founded with VASEK POSPISIL in 2020. In a string of posts on X, Djokovic said the decision, “comes after ongoing concerns regarding transparency, go...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - December 30, 2025
The Univ. of Colorado Boulder has named FERNANDO LOVO as its AD. Lovo had previously been AD at New Mexico since December 2024. He also had two stints at the Univ. of Texas. Lovo will start Jan. 1. Lovo succeeds RICK GEORGE, who will transition to an AD Emeritus role (Univ. of Colorado).
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - December 29, 2025
Tennis Channel named JILL DORTHEIMER VP/Communications. Dortheimer spent six years with Netflix as Dir/Original Series Publicity. She also spent 10 years with AMC, including as VP/Public Relations (SBJ).
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - December 23, 2025
ESPN named TALAYA GAINES VP/Talent Relations & Development. Gaines returns to ESPN after serving as VP/Content Strategy & Original Programming for MSG Networks. She had previously spent 14 years at ESPN, most recently as Managing Producer, ESPN+ and Original Content. She begins her new role ...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - December 22, 2025
The SEC promoted Assistant Commissioner for Compliance MATT BOYER to Associate Commissioner for Governance & Policy. Boyer spent the last 10 years in his previous role with the conference. Boyer joined the SEC in January 2016 from The Summit League (SEC).
On the Move: Dec. 22, 2025
Little League International hired BRIAN J. BLUTH as deputy general counsel, effective Dec. 29.
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - December 19, 2025
Klutch Sports promoted NFLPA certified agent CORAL SILVERBERG, Client Services Manager CORRIE HEMRY, Football Marketing Manager RILEY PARKER and Baseball Operations Coordinator LEORA WENGER. Silverberg will report to Klutch’s President of Football, NICOLE LYNN; Hemry will report to Head of Women’s B...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - December 18, 2025
Wasserman is acquiring Spanish-based women’s soccer agency Unik Sports Management. Licensed FIFA agent CARLOTA PLANAS, Unik’s founder and CEO, will join Wasserman as VP of global women’s football and report to RICHARD MOTZKIN, Wasserman EVP and managing executive of global soccer. She will continue ...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - December 17, 2025
MLB Chief Operations & Strategy Officer CHRIS MARINAK is leaving after 17 years in the league office to pursue new opportunities. Marinak, an SBJ Forty Under 40 HOFer in the Class of 2018, joined MLB in 2008 in the labor department, rising to EVP/League Economics & Strategy and playing an in...
Sports Business Daily: Executive Transactions - December 16, 2025
JAY HOWARD, EVP & Managing Dir of Wasserman Live and founder of JHE Production Group, celebrated his last day at the company yesterday. Howard founded the event/experiential agency JHE Production Group in 1987 and developed a well-respected name for event production. His business was acquired by...
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