50 Sports Business Hiring/Firings of the Month: October 2012

November 1, 2012

1

Indian Hockey Federation to Elect New President after Shetty Resigns

Tuesday, 30 October 2012

2

AEG Chief Chris McGowan Becomes Portland Trail Blazers CEO

Tuesday, 30 October 2012

3

Steve Wharton to Step Down as Scunthorpe Chairman

Tuesday, 30 October 2012

4

Rod Bransgrove Steps Down as Ageas Bowl Chief Executive

Monday, 29 October 2012

5

Randy Bernard Quits as IndyCar CEO

Monday, 29 October 2012

6

Bruno Grandi Re-Elected as FIG Presdent

Monday, 29 October 2012

7

Chicago White Sox Promotes Ken Williams to Vice President, Rick Hahn to be GM

Monday, 29 October 2012

8

British Judo Chief Executive Scott McCarthy to Step Down

Friday, 26 October 2012

9

NBA Commissioner David Stern to Retire in 2014

Thursday, 25 October 2012

10

 Glasgow 2014 Appoints Ralph Ord as Chief Operating Officer

Thursday, 25 October 2012

11

 Jean-François Palus Becomes Chairman of Puma’s Administrative Board

Thursday, 25 October 2012

12

 Mark Loewe Named Vice President of Ohio Racing Operations

Wednesday, 24 October 2012

13

 Former LOCOG Head Simon Lilley Joins Arsenal as Retail Director

Tuesday, 23 October 2012

14

 Marisol Casado Re-Elected as International Triathlon Union President

Tuesday, 23 October 2012

15

 Gloucestershire Cricket Appoint Two New Members to Executive Board

Monday, 22 October 2012

16

 Kamil Novak to Become FIBA Europe Secretary General

Monday, 22 October 2012

17

 Exclusive: Dr h.c. Klaus Schormann to Build on UIPM President Re-Election

Sunday, 21 October 2012

18

 Cycling Australia Chief Quits after Doping Revelation

Friday, 19 October 2012

19

Gerald Majola Fired as CEO Cricket South Africa

Friday, 19 October 2012

20

 Manchester United Chief David Gill Appointed Vice-Chairman of FA

Thursday, 18 October 2012

21

 BCB Appoints Papon as President & Reveals New Rights Deal

Thursday, 18 October 2012

22

 Nick Bice Appointed to Manage Volvo Ocean Race Yacht Maintenance Centre

Thursday, 18 October 2012

23

 Paul Brazeau Becomes Senior Associate Commissioner of Big East Conference

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

24

 Sebastian Coe Set to Become BOA Chairman after Unopposed Election

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

25

 FA Decide Against Keeping Bernstein Chairman Beyond Age of 70

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

26

 Simon Green to Lead BT’s New Sports Channel

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

27 

Jeremy Wray Replaced as Swindon Town Chairman

Monday, 15 October 2012

28

Kerrith Brown Appointed Chairman of British Judo Association

Sunday, 14 October 2012

29

John O’Neil to Step Down as Australia Rugby Union Chief

Friday, 12 October 2012

30

Football Federation Australia Appoints Two New Directors

Friday, 12 October 2012

31

Monisha Kaltenborn Named Sauber’s New Team Principal

Thursday, 11 October 2012

32

Harlequins Appoint James Kendall as Commercial Director

Thursday, 11 October 2012

33

Adam Oakes Becomes CEO of SportingPulse as News Limited Increases Stake in Company

Thursday, 11 October 2012

34

Troon Golf Appoint Chris Card as Group General Manager at Abu Dhabi Golf Club

Thursday, 11 October 2012

35

Bill Beaumont Appointed Chairman of Six Nations Council

Wednesday, 10 October 2012

36

Former MediaCom Sport Director Dundas to Run Repucom UK Office

Wednesday, 10 October 2012

37

Football League Appoints Alfonso Medina Head of Media Rights

Wednesday, 10 October 2012

38

Bangladesh’s Mustafa Kamal to Take Up ICC Vice-President Role

Tuesday, 09 October 2012

39

Carlos Nuzman Re-Elected as Brazilian Olympic Committee President

Monday, 08 October 2012

40

Chang Beer Appoints Joanne O’Connell to Activate Everton Sponsorship

Friday, 05 October 2012

41

Sir Clive Woodward to Resign from BOA Role

Thursday, 04 October 2012

42

Steve Kavanagh Named New CEO of Southend United

Thursday, 04 October 2012

43

Troon’s David J Flanders Appointed General Manager of Royal Golf Club

Wednesday, 03 October 2012

44

Exclusive: Juliet Slot Ecstatic about New Role at Ascot Racecourse

Tuesday, 02 October 2012

45

Alan Whiteley Leaves CEO Post at Cardiff City

Tuesday, 02 October 2012

46

Paolo Barelli Becomes European Swimming Federation President

Monday, 01 October 2012

47

Ramachandran Re-elected as World Squash Federation President

Monday, 01 October 2012

48

Sport Advisory Committee of Rio 2016 Appoints Ricardo Prado as President

Monday, 01 October 2012

49

John Petrie Quits as Chief Executive of England Golf

Monday, 01 October 2012

50

Singapore Sports Council Appoints Six New Members

Monday, 01 October 2012