35 Sports Business Hiring/Firings of the Month: December 2012 January 1, 2013 1 Philip Freedman Becomes New Horsemen’s Group Chairman Friday, 21 December 2012 2 Larry Probst Gets Second Term as USOC Chairman Friday, 21 December 2012 3 Steve Davis & Ken Doherty Retain Director Positions on World Snooker Board Thursday, 20 December 2012 4 Richard Low Named New CEO of Crawley Town Wednesday, 19 December 2012 5 PGA of America Promotes Kerry Haigh to Chief Championships Officer Wednesday, 19 December 2012 6 Cowboys Executive Alec Scheiner Named Cleveland Browns President Wednesday, 19 December 2012 7 Mark Wallace Replaces Solanki as Professional Cricketers’ Association Chairman Tuesday, 18 December 2012 8 Roger Wyett Becomes Nike’s New Vice President of Action Sports Tuesday, 18 December 2012 9 Golf Club Managers Association Appoints New CEO Tuesday, 18 December 2012 10 British & Irish Lions Appoint Bird & Bird Sports Law Specialist as Legal Officer Monday, 17 December 2012 11 Bill Beaumont & Paul Deighton Appointed to England Rugby 2015 Board Monday, 17 December 2012 12 Noel Le Graet Re-Elected French Football Federation President Monday, 17 December 2012 13 Matt McKerrow Steps Down as Triathlon Ireland CEO Monday, 17 December 2012 14 Rob Waddell Becomes New Zealand’s New Chef de Mission Sunday, 16 December 2012 15 Omar Al Hasawi Resigns as Nottingham Forest Chairman Sunday, 16 December 2012 16 David Harker to Step Down as Durham Chief Executive Friday, 14 December 2012 17 Alexander Baron von Spoercken Becomes EGCOA President Friday, 14 December 2012 18 Ahmed Nasser Named the New President of Africa Triathlon Union Friday, 14 December 2012 19 Jeff Monday Becomes PGA Tour Canada President Thursday, 13 December 2012 20 Mercedes-Benz Motorsport Chief Norbert Haug to Step Down Thursday, 13 December 2012 21 Franz Koch to Step Down as PUMA CEO Wednesday, 12 December 2012 22 Former Manchester United Director Maurice Watkins Becomes British Swimming Chairman Wednesday, 12 December 2012 23 David Gregson Becomes Independent Chairman of LTA Board Wednesday, 12 December 2012 24 Issa Hayatou Set to Run Unopposed for CAF Presidency Wednesday, 12 December 2012 25 International Fencing Federation Re-Elects Alisher Usmanov as President Sunday, 09 December 2012 26 Ivan Khodabakhsh Set to Become Ladies European Tour CEO Saturday, 08 December 2012 27 Dr. Kang to Step Down as Badminton World Federation President Friday, 07 December 2012 28 Former Wembley Director Noel Jeffs Appointed President of the UK Venue Managers Association Friday, 07 December 2012 29 England Rugby 2015 Appoints Neil Snowball as Director in Restructure Wednesday, 05 December 2012 30 Paul Kelly Quits as Perth Glory CEO Wednesday, 05 December 2012 31 Matt Clarke Steps Down from Wycombe Wanderers’ Board of Directors Wednesday, 05 December 2012 32 Gabby Logan Joins Perform’s Board of Directors Monday, 03 December 2012 33 Greg LeMond to Challenge Pat McQuaid for UCI Presidency Monday, 03 December 2012 34 Kevin Payne Leaves D.C. United for Toronto FC Presidency Role Monday, 03 December 2012 35 Sebastian Coe Appointed Executive Chairman of CSM Sport Sunday, 02 December 2012 More for you General Motors join FIA Formula One World Championship in 2026 New York Knicks signs ‘Experience Abu Dhabi’ as official patch partner Carling named as Official Beer of the SPFL ATX Open signs Tixr as ticketing partner 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
