30 Sports Business Arrivals & Departures of the Month: August 2014

September 3, 2014

Our top mover this month was Rob Manfred who was elected MLB Commissioner, taking over from Bud Selig in 2015.

Other notable movements include FIBA appointing a new president, Princess Haya revealing her intention to step down as FEI President and Aston Villa poaching Arsenal’s Tom FOX as their new CEO.

 

 

Our Full List Here (in date order):

1

RPA Appoints Two New Non-Executive Directors

Friday, 29 August 2014

2

Horacio Muratore Elected New FIBA President

Friday, 29 August 2014

3

USA Canoe/Kayak Looks for New CEO after Jacobi Set to Step Down

Thursday, 28 August 2014

4

Havas S&E Appoint Aleksandra Marciniak as Managing Director of Poland Division

Wednesday, 27 August 2014

5

CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon to Step Down

Monday, 25 August 2014

6

Tim Leiweke to Step Down as Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment CEO

Thursday, 21 August 2014

7

Doncaster Rovers Appoint New Chairman

Thursday, 21 August 2014

8

NASCAR Announces Executive Reshuffle in Charlotte Office

Thursday, 21 August 2014

9

Arsenal’s Tom Fox Appointed Aston Villa CEO as Gunners Unveil Replacement

Thursday, 21 August 2014

10

SportFive Appoint Piotr Pietrzak as Co-Managing Director in Poland Office

Wednesday, 20 August 2014

11 

Franklin Replaces Whitaker as GLORY CEO

Wednesday, 20 August 2014

12

Stealth SME Appoint Former IMG Executive Rob Ponger as President

Wednesday, 20 August 2014

13

NFL Appoints New President of Events

Wednesday, 20 August 2014

14

Ron Gauci Appointed Chairman of ABL’s Melbourne Aces

Wednesday, 20 August 2014

15

USA Wrestling Promote Craig Sesker to Senior Communications Manager

Wednesday, 20 August 2014

16

Basketball Australia Appoints New CEO

Monday, 18 August 2014

17

Rob Manfred Unanimously Elected Commissioner of MLB

Friday, 15 August 2014

18

Two Circles Announces Management Reshuffle

Wednesday, 13 August 2014

19

RFL Appoints New Commercial Director

Wednesday, 13 August 2014

20

Olympic Council of Ireland Re-elects Patrick Hickey as President

Tuesday, 12 August 2014

21

Borussia Dortmund Retains Hans-Joachim Watzke as CEO

Tuesday, 12 August 2014

22

Mike Siddall to Quit as Leicestershire Cricket CEO after Four-Year Stint

Tuesday, 12 August 2014

23

FEI President Princess Haya Confirms Intention to Leave Post in December

Tuesday, 12 August 2014

24

Rick Kenney Re-elected Executive President of Commonwealth Judo Association

Monday, 11 August 2014

25

Exeter City’s Guy Wolfenden Quits CEO Position

Friday, 08 August 2014

26

AOC Appoint Fiona de Jong as Secretary General

Thursday, 07 August 2014

27

Former ESPN President Bodenheimer Joins Under Armour’s Board of Directors

Wednesday, 06 August 2014

28

Andretti Sports Marketing Hires Industry Veteran Tim Ramsberger as VP & General Manager

Wednesday, 06 August 2014

29

Hamane Niang Appointed President of FIBA Africa

Monday, 04 August 2014

30

Paul Bittar to Step Down as British Horseracing Authority CEO in 2015

Monday, 04 August 2014