Dr. G. Lynn Lashbrook Joins Sports Management Worldwide, Inc. As President and Director.Business & Sports Editors Noun 1. sports editor - the newspaper editor responsible for sports news newspaper editor - the editor of a newspaper PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2003 Dr. G. Lynn Lashbrook has joined Sports Management Worldwide, Inc. as President and Director effective April 21, 2003. The announcement was made today by John Holmes John Holm is a Canadian politician from Sackville, Nova Scotia in the Halifax Regional Municipality. Holm served as the New Democratic Party Member of the Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Sackville from 1984 until it was redistributed in 1993, then , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Sports Management Worldwide, Inc. Lashbrook will be responsible for overseeing the company's worldwide operations relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc their on-line agent certification classes. Lashbrook, a registered sports agent A "sports agent" is a person who procures and negotiates employment and endorsement deals for an athlete. In return, the agent receives a commission that is usually between four and ten percent of the contract, although this figure varies. , will also facilitate the company's "Elite Athlete elite athlete Sports medicine An athlete with potential for competing in the Olympics or as a professional athlete; EAs are at ↑ risk for injuries, given the amount of training, for psychological abuse by coaches and parents, and self abuse. " agent strategies and activities. He will be based out of the company's offices in Portland, OR. In a related transaction, Sports Management Worldwide, Inc. has also purchased the domain name www.sportsmanagementu.org from Lashbrook. "Lynn brings a unique blend of sports agent industry knowledge, strategic personal relationships, education experience, and integrity to Sports Management Worldwide," stated Holmes. "This is an exciting time for our company and Lynn gives us the fresh, non-traditional perspective essential to our existing and emerging business objectives." Dr. Lashbrook brings with him over thirty years of experience as an educator, coach, athletic administrator, recruiter and sports agent (registered agent with the National Football League Players' Association representing 14 players from first round selections to free agents). He joins Sports Management Worldwide, Inc. from Sports-Management.com, a company which he founded and served as President. Prior to that, Lashbrook worked as a sports agent for Sports Management Group of St. Louis (now part of SFX SFX Special Effects SFX Self Extracting (data compression) SFX SpreadFireFox (IRC) SFX Sound Effect(s) SFX Side Effects (counter-strike gaming clan) Corp). In response to this announcement, Dr. Lashbrook stated, "Building online education and an Elite Athlete sports agency were priorities for both our companies. We're thrilled to now be working with Sports Management Worldwide." In addition to being a full service sports agency, Sports Management Worldwide, Inc. is the premiere provider of web-based education for those interested in a career in the Sports Management Industry, with a specific focus on professional athlete management. |
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