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USA Cycling has promoted Chuck Hodge to chief of racing and events, a position that will have Hodge lead the national governing body’s support of cycling events, including the USA Cycling National Championships, elite racing calendars, event sanctioning, race director support, local association services and officiating for all competitions. Hodge previously served as USA Cycling’s vice […]
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Golf Channel has announced that Matt Farrell will begin a new position as general manager of alternative golf and executive director for the World Long Drive Association. Farrell, the chief marketing officer of USA Swimming, has more than 20 years of experience in sports and entertainment marketing with positions that have also included the U.S. Olympic Committee […]
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USA Cycling has announced that Derek Bouchard-Hall will step down from his role as president and CEO at the end of this year. Bob Stapleton, chair of the national governing body’s board of directors since 2014, will serve as interim CEO until a replacement is found. Bouchard-Hall will be leaving to become CEO of Assos, […]
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Less than a week after being hired as interim CEO and president of USA Gymnastics, Mary Bono has resigned her position following scrutiny of her law firm’s role in the sexual abuse scandal that has rocked the national governing body. Bono was named interim CEO on October 12 while the search for a permanent leader continues. The new […]
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LA 2028 and U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Properties have hired former MLS executive Kathy Carter to lead the commercial joint venture…
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Patrick Baumann, the secretary general of the International Basketball Federation and a leading figure with the International Olympic Committee, has died at age 51…
Continue ReadingUSA Gymnastics has announced that Mary Bono will serve as interim president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Bono, a former Congresswoman, will serve in the role until a permanent president and CEO is found to replace Kerry Perry, who left the role under pressure from the U.S. Olympic Committee. Bono recently served as a […]
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Craig Barnett has been hired to serve as executive director of the American Collegiate Hockey Association, the national governing body…
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The United States Olympic Committee has announced that Larry Probst will step down as chair of the board at the end of the 2018 and will be succeeded Susanne Lyons. Lyons is a member of the USOC’s board and served as the USOC’s interim CEO from February 28–August 20, until Sarah Hirshland was appointed CEO in July. Lyons will begin her four-year […]
Continue ReadingKerry Perry has resigned her position effective immediately as president and CEO of USA Gymnastics, days after new U.S. Olympic Committee CEO Sarah Hirshland called for more changes in the organization in the aftermath of the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. USA Gymnastics intends to identify an interim CEO and will establish a search committee […]
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