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IMG Appoints Jackie Stevenson as Chief Client & Operations Officer
IMG announced it has appointed Jackie Stevenson into the newly created role of chief client & operations officer. The appointment is part of the centralized leadership structure IMG unveiled in April. Reporting to IMG president Adam Kelly, Stevenson will lead client delivery and operations globally and will bring together IMG’s consulting, media rights, brand partnerships, production, digital, data and event management capabilities. Stevenson was most recently global chief strategy & innovation officer at M+C Saatchi.
USMNT Vet Cherundolo Named Coach of U.S. U-23 MNT
Steve Cherundolo, a three-time World Cup veteran and former MLS Cup-winning coach, has been appointed by the U.S. Soccer Federation as the new head coach of the U.S. Under-23 Men’s National Team that will compete at the 2028 Summer Olympics. Cherundolo will lead identification camps where he will select and help develop a team that will train at the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Fayetteville, Ga., and participate in international friendlies ahead of the Summer Games.
