• NY Sports Journalism, Thursday, April 9, 2009 10:48 AM

Leonard Armato has resigned his posts as chairman, CEO and commissioner of the Association of Volleyball Professionals and will become a special advisor to the tour. Jason Hodell, who became AVP's COO and CFO last September, is the new CEO; Paul Tedeschi has been named CMO.

Armato, a former agent, acquired the struggling volleyball circuit in 2001 and turned its core 18-35 demographics into a marketing mecca, Barry Janoff reports. He also helped make marketing stars of such players as Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, who won gold medals during the 2008 Olympics,

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