40 Sports Business Hiring/Firings of the Month: November 2012 December 2, 2012 1 Jockey Club Appoints Tom Manners as Brand Development Director Friday, 30 November 2012 2 AFC to Elect New President Before April Friday, 30 November 2012 3 Sarah Mensah Resigns as COO of Portland Trail Blazers Thursday, 29 November 2012 4 James Strong Becomes V8 Supercars Chairman Thursday, 29 November 2012 5 Bill Peterson Becomes North American Soccer League Commissioner Wednesday, 28 November 2012 6 USA Synchro Appoints Julie Fabsik Swarts as Executive Director Tuesday, 27 November 2012 7 Gloucester Rugby Appoints Stephen Vaughan as Managing Director Tuesday, 27 November 2012 8 Former RFU Director Nick Eastwood Becomes London Wasps CEO Monday, 26 November 2012 9 South African Sports Confederation & Olympic Committee Re-Elects Gideon Sam as President Monday, 26 November 2012 10 Lloyds Chief David Smith Becomes ARL Commission CEO Monday, 26 November 2012 11 Randhir Singh Rules Himself Out from IOA Presidency Role Sunday, 25 November 2012 12 Former LOCOG Ticketing Manager Paul Lemon Becomes Head of Business at Prestige Ticketing Sunday, 25 November 2012 13 Aïcha Garad Ali Joins World Taekwondo Federation’s Council Friday, 23 November 2012 14 Kevin Neil Quits as Swimming Australia CEO Thursday, 22 November 2012 15 Phil Holden Named New CEO of New Zealand Rugby League Wednesday, 21 November 2012 16 Miles Becomes CEO of IndyCar Parent Company Hulman & Company Tuesday, 20 November 2012 17 Euro 2012 Director Lubkivsky to Lead Ukraine’s Organisation of EuroBasket 2015 Tuesday, 20 November 2012 18 Frankie Fredericks Re-Elected as Athletics Namibia President Tuesday, 20 November 2012 19 Edwin van der Sar Named New Marketing Director of Ajax Monday, 19 November 2012 20 Jose Perurena Lopez Re-Elected ICF President Monday, 19 November 2012 21 Golf Australia Appoints Two New Members to Board of Directors Monday, 19 November 2012 22 International Union of Modern Pentathlon Appoints Shiny Fang as New Secretary General Sunday, 18 November 2012 23 Jockey Club Appoints Mike Street & Nick Mustoe to Head Sandown & Kempton Park Racecourses Friday, 16 November 2012 24 Chinese Entrepreneur Joins Leicester City’s Board of Directors Friday, 16 November 2012 25 Steven Smith Appointed CEO of Championship Bull Riding Thursday, 15 November 2012 26 Jerry Colangelo Remains USA Basketball Chairman Wednesday, 14 November 2012 27 PGA of America Appoints New President, CEO & COO Tuesday, 13 November 2012 28 Zac Toumazi to Step Down as Group Commercial Director of Ageas Bowl Monday, 12 November 2012 29 Korfball President Fransoo to Step Down as ARISF Head Monday, 12 November 2012 30 Sidney Levy Becomes Rio 2016 CEO after Structural Changes Sunday, 11 November 2012 31 Cyril Abiteboul Becomes Caterham F1’s New Team Principal Friday, 09 November 2012 32 JMI Appoints Clive Richards as SVP of Partnership Development in EMEA Thursday, 08 November 2012 33 Sebastian Coe Confirmed as BOA Chairman Wednesday, 07 November 2012 34 Tony Fernandes to Step Down as Caterham F1’s Team Principal Wednesday, 07 November 2012 35 Karim Bouzidi Appointed New COO of World Series of Boxing Monday, 05 November 2012 36 Dennis Hone Becomes Permanent Chief Executive of LLDC Monday, 05 November 2012 37 Leandro Negre Gets Four-Year Extension as FIH President Sunday, 04 November 2012 38 Jeff Levick Quits as Hampshire Cricket Board Chairman Friday, 02 November 2012 39 William Hill Chief Steps Down as Scottish Premier League Chairman Friday, 02 November 2012 40 Indian Hockey Federation to Elect New President after Shetty Resigns More for you 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+ Lando Norris’s Quadrant team prepare for Rocket League Championship Series
