Executive Transactions

The Warriors named former Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment Prudential Center Exec VP & GM DONNA DANIELS Chase Center GM. She will be in charge of operating the venue, which encompasses parking, guest experience, engineering and converting building security, among other priorities. Daniels also will be tasked...

NBA Asia Exec VP & Managing Dir SCOTT LEVY will step down at the end of June '22. Levy has overseen the NBA’s operations in the Asia-Pacific region since '09. NBA Asia Head of Global Content & Media Distribution RAMEZ SHEIKH ,...

Fanatics promoted Dir of Public Relations BRANDON WILLIAMS to Senior Dir of Global Communications ( LinkedIn ). Deloitte named Strategy Practice Principal PETE GIORGIO Global Sports & Live Entertainment Leader ( LinkedIn ). Nike named former MikeWorldWide VP  TYLER DEPINA  Dir of NA...

Jackpot.com hired former StubHub North America GM AKSHAY KHANNA for the role of North America CEO. The U.K.-based site launched in '18 and has 40 employees in Europe, where online lottery tickets sales are an established business. Khanna will be the company's first employee in the U.S., where...

Octagon promoted Senior VP/Global Media Rights Consulting  DAN COHEN to Exec VP/Global Media Rights Consulting and VP/Media Rights Consulting WILLIAM MAO to Senior VP/Media Rights Consulting. Cohen will continue to oversee Octagon's Media Rights Consulting division, which in '22 surpassed more than $14B in media rights under...

Nike Chief Talent, Diversity & Culture Officer FELICIA MAYO "will leave the company at the end of July after two years in the role," according to a source. Chief Human Resources Officer MONIQUE MATHESON said that VP/Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion JARVIS SAM ...

FanDuel named former Compass Senior VP/Engineering  ANDREW SHEH  Chief Technology Officer ( LinkedIn ). Overtime named FUBU Founder & CEO and "Shark Tank" shark DAYMOND JOHN to its BOD. Following John's appointment, the board will comprise of five members, including Overtime co-Founder & CEO DAN...

The NWSL named Univ. of California San Francisco clinical professor DR. CINDY CHANG the league’s first Chief Medical Officer. She will oversee league medical operations and protocols, further build on best practices for athlete wellbeing and safety, and provide guidance on improved strategies for injury management, rehabilitation...

Spotify Technology SA promoted The Ringer Founder  BILL SIMMONS  to Global Head of Sports Content and Managing Dir of The Ringer. Simmons will continue to oversee The Ringer, which Spotify CEO  DANIEL EK  "has said could become the next ESPN." Simmons will report to Spotify Head of U.S. Studios...

The XFL named longtime Athletic Trainer and KG Sports Med Owner  KERRY GORDON  VP/Health & Safety. She has over 21 years of experience as a licensed athletic trainer, spending 15 seasons consulting in the NFL (Eagles, Chiefs and Rams), one season in the NBA (Clippers) and 11 years...