Playfly expands leadership team with veteran appointment of Major League Baseball executive, Chris Marinak, positioning Playfly to capitalize on industry tailwinds for its next phase of growth
NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Playfly Sports, the sports industry's leading revenue maximization company and portfolio company of Access Holdings, today announced the creation of a new strategic role, and the appointment of industry veteran Chris Marinak as President of Playfly Sports, effective March 2, 2026. Marinak will oversee Playfly's commercial engine, structured into three business divisions (Media, Sponsorship, and Advisory & Services), reporting to Craig Sloan, Chief Executive Officer.
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