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 More for you 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 NFL appoints Claire Parnell as senior director, international communications Bundesliga returns to Middle East and North Africa after two year break StreamAMG appoint new directors Moovit and Medipol Başakşehir FK expand global mobility partnership