30 iSportconnect Sport Business Hirings/Firings of the Month: December 2011 January 3, 2012 1 St Louis Rams Fire General Manager Bill Devaney after Poor Season Tuesday, 03 January 2012 2 FA Appoints First Female Director, Heather Rabbatts Friday, 23 December 2011 3 Former Tennis Player Brad Drewett Becomes New Head of ATP Thursday, 22 December 2011 4 Chris Turner Becomes New Chief Executive of Chesterfield FC Thursday, 22 December 2011 5 IMG Employ Gary Double as Vice President of Corporate Communications Wednesday, 21 December 2011 6 IAAF Assign Chairman Roles for Coe & Bubka in Commissions Board Tuesday, 20 December 2011 7 FA Employ Julie Harrington as Managing Director of New National Football Centre Tuesday, 20 December 2011 8 Mark Stockwell Appointed Chairman of Gold Coast 2018 Bid Tuesday, 20 December 2011 9 Lord Goldsmith Joins FIFA’s Independent Governance Committee Monday, 19 December 2011 10 Derek Brewer appointed new CEO of MCC Friday, 16 December 2011 11 Sir John Major Quits from MCC Committee after Lords Development Disagreement Thursday, 15 December 2011 12 Luis Perez-Sala Becomes New Team Principal at Spanish F1 Team HRT Thursday, 15 December 2011 13 Cleveland Cavaliers Announce Personnel Promotions Thursday, 15 December 2011 14 WWE Appoint Andrew Judelson as Executive Vice President of Sales Thursday, 15 December 2011 15 Former Wimbledon Chief Executive Ian Ritchie Joins RFU as CEO Wednesday, 14 December 2011 16 Schumacher Candidate for FC Cologne Presidential Job Wednesday, 14 December 2011 17 Wrexham AFC appoint new CEO Wednesday, 14 December 2011 18 MLS Team Colorado Rapids Appoint ex-Derby County Director Hinchey as President Wednesday, 14 December 2011 19 IOC’s Director of Finance & Administration Thierry Sprunger Steps Down Wednesday, 14 December 2011 20 Vancouver Whitecaps CEO Paul Barber Resigns Post But Leaves Club in Strong Position Tuesday, 13 December 2011 21 Bernard Lapasset Re-Elected as Chairman of IRB Tuesday, 13 December 2011 22 Anil Kumble Quits as Chairman of India’s National Cricket Academy Monday, 12 December 2011 23 Former New South Wales Premier Kristina Keneally Appointed Head of Basketball Australia Monday, 12 December 2011 24 AT&T Chairman Randall Stephenson Joins PGA Tour Board Friday, 09 December 2011 25 Burnley Appoint New CEO Lee Hoos Wednesday, 07 December 2011 26 Preston North End Appoint Peter Ridsdale to Chairman of Football Role Tuesday, 06 December 2011 27 Former FIFA President Joao Havelange Resigns from IOC Monday, 05 December 2011 28 San Diego Padres Appoint Omar Minaya as Vice-President of Baseball Operations Monday, 05 December 2011 29 Toro Rosso F1 Add Personnel to Technical Team Friday, 02 December 2011 30 IndyCar Announces a Host of Personnel & Organisational Changes Thursday, 01 December 2011 More for you ISSA and ANOC join forces to bring Islamic Solidarity Games to global… General Motors join FIA Formula One World Championship in 2026 New York Knicks signs ‘Experience Abu Dhabi’ as official patch partner Carling named as Official Beer of the SPFL ATX Open signs Tixr as ticketing partner DAZN announced as broadcasting partner of Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 in Canada Scottish FA and Scottish Gas announce five-year agreement Envision Racing announce new partnership with Cartoon Network EMEA Post-Event Report: GenZ Masterclass+