Executive Transactions

AECOM named Crawford Architects Associate Principal ANDREW KELLY Dir/Collegiate Sports ( AECOM ). McCullers Group named Oak Grove Ventures Asset Management Consultant KURT EKLUND Project Manager ( McCullers Group ). Communications Strategist KIMBERLY ELCHLEPP has launched a full-service communications initiative named...

Riot Games Global Head of League of Legends Esports NAZ ALETAHA announced on social media that she will be leaving the company  by the fall after over 12 years. Riot Games named Aletaha to its top position within the LoL...

Veteran football administrator MARK ROBINSON has been hired as Univ. of Georgia Associate AD and football coach  KIRBY SMART ’s Chief of Staff. Robinson has a wealth of experience, having worked briefly at Univ. of Florida, under JIMBO FISHER at Texas A&M and FSU, and under ...

Feld Entertainment named COO JULIETTE FELD GROSSMAN the third CEO in the company’s history. Grossman joined the company in 2010 and has led the transformation of Monster Jam into a global franchise. Outgoing CEO KENNETH FELD will remain Chair of the BOD. SVP/Global...

USA Swimming promoted CCO SHANA FERGUSON to COO and Senior Dir/Marketing & Communications JAKE GROSSER to Managing Dir/Marketing & Communications. Ferguson’s new role will account for her already expanded leadership over operations, events and competitions, strategic planning and business development. Grosser manages all aspects of...

League sources cited by Jeff McDonald said that Spurs VP/Basketball Operations BRENT BARRY has “agreed to join” the Suns as an assistant coach. The former NBAer was named to the Spurs exec role in 2018. He spent last season as G League...

Wright State Univ. named JOYLYNN BROWN AD after serving in an interim role since April. Brown, who is the first woman to be named to the role, assumes the full-time role after serving a variety of roles on the athletics administration team since 2014. She...

The NFL has promoted MIKE MINNELLA  to Senior Dir of Business Development after serving as Dir of Business Development since January 2022. Minnella has been with the league for five years after holding sponsorship positions with Legends, BSE and the Devils ( Terry Lefton, SBJ ). All...

Commanders President JASON WRIGHT , the first Black person to be president of an NFL team, is out of that position and will leave the organization after the upcoming season. Wright will remain on as a senior adviser through the end of...

NASCAR announced yesterday that a number of executives are being given elevated profiles and responsibilities. BRIAN HERBST has been promoted to EVP & Chief Media and Revenue Officer, BEN KENNEDY has been promoted to EVP & Chief Venue and Racing...