Sports Business Arrivals & Departures of the Month: June & July 2014 Edition

1

Chris Wallace Elevated to General Manager of Memphis Grizzlies

Wednesday, 30 July 2014

2

Michele Roberts Appointed National Basketball Players Association Executive Director

Tuesday, 29 July 2014

3

Nike Golf Makes Senior Appointments

Tuesday, 29 July 2014

4

Gavin Newsom Appointed Executive Chairman of 2015 Special Olympics

Tuesday, 29 July 2014

5

Cho Yang-Ho Selected to Lead PyeongChang 2018 Again

Monday, 28 July 2014

6

Bath Rugby Shuffles Senior Management

Monday, 28 July 2014

7

Exeter City Chairman Edward Chorlton Steps Down

Monday, 28 July 2014

8

Nigeria Football Federation Dismisses President Aminu Maigari

Friday, 25 July 2014

9

Peter Chingoka Quits as Zimbabwe Cricket Chairman

Friday, 25 July 2014

10 

Andrew Fisher Joins Australian V8 Ute Racing Series Board

Friday, 25 July 2014

11

FIM Appoints Tony Skillington as Commission Director

Thursday, 24 July 2014

12

AEG Appoint Lee Zeidman as Staples Center President

Wednesday, 23 July 2014

13

World Curling Federation President Kate Caithness to Run Unopposed for Re-election

Wednesday, 23 July 2014

14

Pyeongchang 2018 Appoints Interim Chief after Kim Jin-sun Departure

Wednesday, 23 July 2014

15

Simon Johnson Joins RFL’s Board of Directors as Non-Executive Member

Wednesday, 23 July 2014

16

Jay Stuart Resigns as Head of Press & Media Relations of SportAccord Convention

Tuesday, 22 July 2014

17

Kim Jin-Sun Steps Down as Pyeongchang 2018 President

Monday, 21 July 2014

18

Minnesota Wild Appoints Jamie Spencer as Vice President of New Business Development

Monday, 21 July 2014

19

Manchester United COO Michael Bolingbroke Unveiled as Inter Milan’s New Chief

Friday, 18 July 2014

20

Caterham F1 Announces Management Changes after Takeover

Thursday, 17 July 2014

21

ECB Appoints Brian Havill as Acting CEO

Wednesday, 16 July 2014

22

Former IOC Executive Paul Foster Joins Baku 2015 as Director of Protocol

Wednesday, 16 July 2014

23

Hockey Canada Appoints New President & CEO

Wednesday, 16 July 2014

24

Jorge Viegas Puts Hat in the Ring for FIM Presidency

Monday, 14 July 2014

25

Jean-Christophe Rolland Takes Over from Denis Oswald as FISA President

Monday, 14 July 2014

26

ECB CEO David Collier to Step Down

Sunday, 13 July 2014

27

NBA Appoints Pamela El as Chief Marketing Officer

Friday, 11 July 2014

28

IRB Appoints Rugby Services Manager in Asia

Friday, 11 July 2014

29

HRH Prince Abdulaziz Resigns from Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee, Loses IOC Membership

Friday, 11 July 2014

30

Ladies European Tour Appoints Mike Round as Director of Development & Membership

Friday, 11 July 2014

31

FIM Europe Elects Wolfgang Srb as President

Wednesday, 09 July 2014

32

Neil England Quits as Silverstone Chairman

Wednesday, 09 July 2014

33

Paul Faulkner Steps Down as Aston Villa CEO

Tuesday, 08 July 2014

34

R&A Appoints New Director in Latin America

Tuesday, 08 July 2014

35

Former KPMG Partner Tony McGrath Joins Australian Rugby League Commission Board

Tuesday, 08 July 2014

36

Arizona Coyotes Appoints Darcy Regier as Senior Vice President

Sunday, 06 July 2014

37

James Henderson to Take CEO Position at William Hill

Friday, 04 July 2014

38

FC Midtjylland Name New Chairman Following Takeover by Brentford FC Owner

Thursday, 03 July 2014

39

Edmonton 2022 Launch Bid Logo and Appoint New Chairman

Wednesday, 02 July 2014

40

Bedford Blues Hire Youthful Operations Manager

Wednesday, 02 July 2014

41

Infront Sports & Media Open Office in Turkey – Hiring Announced

Wednesday, 02 July 2014

42

Tan Chuan-Jin Elected President of Singapore NOC

Tuesday, 01 July 2014

43

Seth Bacon Hired as First Senior Vice President Media at MLS

Tuesday, 01 July 2014

44

Anthony Fry to Step Down as Premier League Chairman Due to Illness

Monday, 30 June 2014

45

ICC Complete New Executive Committee

Monday, 30 June 2014

46

Piyasena Appointed Sri Lanka Chef de Mission for Glasgow 2014

Monday, 30 June 2014

47

Dundee CEO Scot Gardiner Leaves Dens Park

Monday, 30 June 2014

48

TFL Chief David Goldstone Becomes London Legacy CEO

Friday, 27 June 2014

49

Former Philadelphia Flyers President Peter Luukko Named Executive Chairman at Pointstreak

Thursday, 26 June 2014

50

Srinivasan Appointed as ICC Chairman

Thursday, 26 June 2014

51

NBA Senior Licensing Executive Vicky Picca Moves to Fanatics

Wednesday, 25 June 2014

52

ECB Hires Sanjay Patel as New Chief Sales & Marketing Officer after Perera Steps Down

Tuesday, 24 June 2014

53

Tokyo 2020 Appoint Former Olympian Murofushi as Sports Director

Tuesday, 24 June 2014

54

Josef Fendt Re-Elected as International Luge Federation President

Monday, 23 June 2014

55

eBay CEO John Donahoe Joins Board of Directors at Nike

Friday, 20 June 2014

56

Newcastle Falcons Appoints Mick Hogan as Managing Director

Wednesday, 18 June 2014

57

Former Hockey Canada Presdient Bob Nicholson Becomes Vice-Chairman of Oilers Entertainment Group

Tuesday, 17 June 2014

58

CSM Sport & Entertainment Hires New Managing Director for Australian Branch

Tuesday, 17 June 2014

59

Scottish Rugby Hires Jon Petrie in New Commercial Role

Monday, 16 June 2014

60

International Ski Federation Appoint Four New Vice-Presidents

Thursday, 12 June 2014

61

Cheltenham Racecourse Gain Two New Committee Members

Tuesday, 10 June 2014

62

Aleck Skhosana Becomes Athletics South Africa President

Monday, 09 June 2014

63

Glasgow 2014 Chief Grevemberg to Become Commonwealth Games Federation CEO

Friday, 06 June 2014

64

Rugby World Cup 2015 CEO Jevans Joins Football League Board

Thursday, 05 June 2014

65

NRL COO Jim Doyle to Become Warriors New Chief

Tuesday, 03 June 2014

66

Usie Richards Elected New President of FIBA Americas

Tuesday, 03 June 2014

67

United States Hockey League Appoints Former Reebok Executive as Commissioner

Tuesday, 03 June 2014

68

Ferriani Re-Elected as FIBT President, Germany to Host Major Tournaments in 2015

Tuesday, 03 June 2014