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Todd Speer Named NBDL Fort Worth President

March 28, 2005 - NBA G League (G League)
Fort Worth Flyers News Release


FORT WORTH, Texas, March 28 – Sports marketing executive Todd Speer has been named team president for NBDL Fort Worth and will begin his duties with the NBA Development League’s expansion team immediately.

Speer comes to NBDL Fort Worth from Speerhead Event Consulting, Inc., where he has been serving as president and CEO. Speerhead Event Consulting, Inc. handles sports marketing and event consulting projects for various companies and municipalities.

“We are thrilled to have Todd on board,” said David Kahn, owner and operator of Southwest Basketball, LLC, which owns the NBDL Fort Worth team. “He brings a level of expertise and enthusiasm that will set the tone for the team getting off to a productive start in Fort Worth.”

Prior to his experience with Speerhead, the Baylor University graduate and Grapevine, Texas resident served as senior director of marketing and sales for Primedia Productions in Carrollton, Texas where he focused on strategic development of integrated sales and marketing initiatives for programming.

“I am excited to take the reins at NBDL Fort Worth and am ready to hit the ground running,” Speer said. “The opportunity to be involved with Southwest Basketball and a division of the NBA like the Development League is a tremendous next step in my career. The sky is the limit for this product here in Fort Worth.”

Speer also has experience with 141 Worldwide, where he spent nine years in media, marketing and communications. He started his career at 141 as a director of brand management and left in February 2003 as vice-president.

Prior to joining 141 Worldwide, Speer was an event marketing manager for FOX Sports Net, where he played a role in the brand launch of the FOX-branded regional networks. He began his professional career as a program coordinator for Liberty MediaÂ’s group of regional sports networks, including Prime Ticket in Los Angeles and Prime Sports in Dallas.

Speer earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration with a major in Marketing from Baylor in 1993. He and his wife Allison are the parents of twin daughters, Casey and Caroline.

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