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IN THE WIND P44 MOTOAMERICA TELEVISION SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED C BS Sports Network has announced the dates and times of the first three MotoAmerica shows—the season preview, the opening round of the series at Circuit of The Americas, and round two at Road Atlanta. The season preview show is set to air for the first time on Wednesday, April 15 at 8 p.m. (East- ern) with a second airing that night at 11:30 p.m. (Eastern). A third re-run will re-air on Saturday, April 18 at 11 p.m. (Eastern). The opening round of the series from Texas will air on a one-week delayed basis on Sunday, April 19 at 6:30 p.m. (Eastern) with replays on Wednesday, April 22 at 9:30 p.m. (Eastern) and on Saturday, April 25 at 10 a.m. (Eastern). Round two from Georgia will also air with a one- week delay on Sunday, April 26 at 5 p.m. (East- ern) with a replay set for on Sunday, April 27 at 2 a.m. (Eastern). Check your local listings for more information. MEET DAINESE'S NEW CEO D ainese has announced the appointment of Cristiano Silei as the company's new CEO and member of the Board of Di- rectors. Silei will take over from outgo- ing CEO Federico Minoli, who has held the position since 2012 and will continue to work with Dainese in the future. Silei's past experience includes holding the position of Director of Corporate Strategy and Product Develop- ment, CEO of Ducati North America and Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "Dainese is one of those rare companies to have truly created a new market through technol- ogy and innovation, and I am honored to have been chosen to lead the company," Silei said. "The opportunity ahead for Dai- nese to further capitalize on its global brand and superior product offering is vast." Gilbert Kamieniecky, Part- ner of Investcorp's European Corporate Investment team and member of Dainese's board of directors, is look- ing forward to the leadership Silei is expected to bring. "We are at the start of an exciting new phase for Dai- nese, and we look forward to working with Cristiano as he leads the company to its next stage of growth while maintaining the mission of Dainese to save people's lives," he said. "We would also like to take the opportunity to thank Federico for his leadership and contribution in driving Dainese's growth over the course of his tenure," Kamie- niecky said. "We are delighted that he is willing to retain a key role in the company." Cristiano Silei takes over as the new CEO for Dainese.