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| Jayson Williams |
Oaktree Solutions, PA & venture consulting firm, names former NBA All-Star Jayson Williams as managing director of sports ventures. Williams played in the NBA for 11 seasons, mostly with the New Jersey (now Brooklyn) Nets. He is also the founder of the Rebound Institute, where he works with individuals struggling with substance abuse and formerly incarcerated people in building career paths and transforming their lives. In addition to his role with Oaktree Sports Ventures, Williams will also advise Oaktree’s corporate and non-profit clients on engaging the athletic community and addressing issues of mental health and wellbeing. “The life of a professional athlete holds tremendous promise, as well as pressure and risk. Our Sports Ventures practice is built to maximize opportunity and minimize risk, and Jayson is the perfect leader to manage it,” said Oaktree's founder & chairman Frank Carone.
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| Stuart Saulters |
GPA Midstream, which represents more than 80 oil & gas companies, hires Stuart Saulters as VP of federal affairs. Saulters was most recently VP of government relations at the American Public Gas Assn, where he worked on behalf of municipal natural gas utilities. He has also been a senior policy advisor at the American Petroleum Institute. At GPA Midtream, he will head up federal advocacy efforts, working closely with government agencies, lawmakers, and GPA Midstream members. “His combination of policy expertise and real-world engineering experience makes him uniquely qualified to lead our federal advocacy efforts,” said GPA Midstream president & CEO Sarah Miller.
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| Dan Dillon |
The University of South Carolina names Dan Dillon VP for marketing, effective Nov. 18. Dillon was most recently VP for marketing at the University of Florida, and he has served as CMO at Arizona State University. He has held executive marketing roles at the Coca-Cola Company, Ruby Tuesday, H.J. Heinz and Con Agra Frozen Foods. At USC, Dillon will be tasked with applying data-driven insights to enhance the university’s brand among key constituencies and improve coordination of marketing efforts across the university. “The University of South Carolina has selected a nationally recognized leader with extensive experience in higher education marketing and brand management,” said USC president Michael Amiridis.
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ICR names Lending Tree COO J.D. Moriarty CEO of ICR Capital, its broker-dealer affiliate... Hearst Magazines names Sherri Chambers SVP, chief marketing officer... Neighborly, a home services company, appoints Stacy Lynn Bourgeois as CMO, effective Dec. 2.
The Obama Foundation, which is building the Obama Presidential Center on Chicago’s South Side, has hired Rahshiene Taha as CMO and Emily Bittner as VP of communications. 
Donald Trump has picked Ballard Partners partner Pam Bondi as his nomination for attorney general as ex-Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz decides not to pursue Senate confirmation for the post.
Think Big, a PA consultancy, hires WE Communications' Aaron Walker as a managing director to lead its new PR & and crisis practice... Paradigm Talent Agency brings on Sarah Shulman as VP corporate communications... Instabase, an AI outfit, appoints Junie Dinda as CMO. 
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