Adam Silver Appointed NBA Deputy Commissioner and COO; Joel Litvin Named President of League and Basketball Operations; Heidi Ueberroth Promoted to President of Global Marketing Partnerships and International Business Operations.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- The NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= Board of Governors has approved the appointment of Adam Silver Adam Silver is the Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer of the National Basketball Association. He has held this post since July of 2006. According to his NBA101 information page, Silver has been with the league for over 14 years. to NBA Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , effective July 1, 2006, it was announced today by Micky Arison Micky Arison (born in 1949) is the Chief Executive Officer of Carnival Corporation, the world's largest cruise operator, and owner of the NBA's Miami Heat. Forbes magazine places Arison's wealth at $6. , Chairman of the Board of Governors and Managing General Partner of the Miami Heat The Miami Heat (known as the HEAT [in all capital letters] on official team publications) are a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). . The announcement was made in conjunction with a meeting of the Board of Governors, taking place April 18-19 in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . A 14-year veteran of the league office, Silver will assume his expanded responsibilities when current NBA Deputy Commissioner and COO Russ Granik Russ Granik was the Deputy Commissioner and COO of the NBA. He has served in that role for 22 years, and has worked for the NBA for 30 years in total. He stepped down from his position on July 1, 2006. steps down at the conclusion of the 2005-06 season after a 30-year career in the league office. Granik has served as the league's second-in-command for the last 22 years. NBA Commissioner David Stern
"Adam Silver's appointment as the league's Deputy Commissioner serves as the recognition of his significant contributions to the success and growth of the league and shows the great respect and confidence that our owners have in his leadership abilities," said Stern. "Among his contributions are his oversight of the rapid expansion of the NBA's global and digital activities and his participation in our last three collective bargaining agreements The contractual agreement between an employer and a Labor Union that governs wages, hours, and working conditions for employees and which can be enforced against both the employer and the union for failure to comply with its terms. ." "Today's appointments also demonstrate the extraordinarily deep bench that exists at the league office," said Stern. "With 14 years, 18 years and 12 years served, respectively, Adam, Joel and Heidi are long-term contributors to the NBA who have worked with Russ and me throughout a period of dynamic growth and activity for the league." Added Stern, "Joel and Heidi are two of the sports industry's outstanding executives - Joel in all team and franchise matters related to the game of basketball, collective bargaining collective bargaining, in labor relations, procedure whereby an employer or employers agree to discuss the conditions of work by bargaining with representatives of the employees, usually a labor union. , our relationship with the players association and our dealings with the owners, and Heidi in all business aspects in the increasingly global environment of professional sports. Together these executives have led their respective areas in a way that has earned them widespread respect and emulation and have the NBA well positioned to continue our evolution into being the most successful and most respected sports leagues in the world." There will be additional announcements regarding executive appointments forthcoming. In his role as President and COO, NBA Entertainment, Silver oversaw all of the NBA and WNBA's business units including television, merchandising, internet, marketing and communications, player programs, community relations, marketing partnerships, media sales and event management. Under Silver's direction, NBA Entertainment developed NBA.com and NBA TV and has become one of the largest providers of sports programming in the world, securing deals in 215 countries in 43 languages. Silver, 43, joined the NBA in 1992 as Special Assistant to the Commissioner. He became NBA Chief of Staff in 1993; Senior Vice President and COO, NBA Entertainment, in 1995; and then President and COO, NBA Entertainment, in 1997. In 2000, NBA Entertainment and NBA Properties were reorganized, with the operations of the two companies combined under Silver. Prior to joining the NBA, Silver served as a litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. associate at the New York law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore and as a law clerk to Judge Kimba Wood at the Federal District Court in New York City. Silver, a 1984 graduate of Duke University, received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Chicago Law School The University of Chicago Law School, having recently celebrated its centennial in the 2002-2003 school year, has established itself as a high profile part of the University of Chicago. in 1988. As President, League and Basketball Operations, Litvin will be responsible for overseeing areas such as collective bargaining, franchise transactions, basketball operations and legal matters. He will also oversee player and community programs, including NBA Cares, the league's global outreach initiative. For the past six years, Litvin has served as Executive Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs, working with owners on all league business matters. Litvin, 47, joined the NBA in 1988 as staff attorney and held titles of Assistant General Counsel, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel before being named Senior Vice President and General Counsel in 1999 and Executive Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs in 2000. A 1981 graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania (body, education) University of Pennsylvania - The home of ENIAC and Machiavelli. http://upenn.edu/. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA. , Litvin received his law degree from New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the in 1985, whereupon he joined the New York law firm of Willkie, Farr & Gallagher. In the newly created position of President, Global Marketing Partnerships and International Business Operations, Ueberroth will be responsible for the development and distribution of NBA content worldwide in all forms of media, including television, digital media and publishing. She will direct the NBA's business initiatives globally and the operation of the league's nine international offices, and will continue to oversee the league's expanding list of marketing partnerships with global marketers and advertising sales within the league's extensive media inventory. Ueberroth, 40, joined the NBA in 1994 as Director of International Media Programs. She became Vice President, International Television in January 1997; Senior Vice President, International Television and Business Development in February 1999; and Executive Vice President of Global Media Properties and Marketing Partnerships in January 2000. Prior to joining the NBA, Ueberroth worked for Ohlmeyer Communications Company as the Director of Sales and Marketing for the company's sports and entertainment properties and continued in the position when ESPN/Capital Cities acquired the company in 1993. She is a graduate of Vanderbilt University. |
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