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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorWWE has hired Craig Stimmel, most recently head of global brands at Snap, to head sales and partnerships at the wrestling entertainment company.He replaces Claudine Lilien, who exited WWE earlier this summer after serving a little over a year as SVP, head of global sales and partnerships.Stimmel will report to WWE chairwoman and co-CEO Stephanie McMahon and WWE co-CEO Nick Khan.His hiring comes after former CEO and chairman Vince McMahon on July 22 announced he was retiring amid ongoing investigations into allegations that he paid millions of dollars to multiple women to keep quiet about alleged affairs and misconduct. (WWE said it will revise financial statements going back to 2019 to account for $14.6 million of “certain payments” that Vince McMahon made during his tenure as chairman and CEO.) WWE appointed his daughter Stephanie and Khan to take over as co-CEOs.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterWWE has appointed Claudine Lilien to the role of senior vice president and head of global sales and partnerships, Variety has learned.Lilien previously held senior leadership roles across Fox Corp., Fox Sports and Fox Networks Group. She most recently worked as senior VP of client management and solutions at Fox Sports.