Show 1 2A Saturday April 24 1 National 999 Standard Examiner Games marketing firm may have conflicts 1 of Olympic programs for US ie Aasocu'ed Press S LT LAkl CITY - The sports marketing firm hired this week to sell sponsorships to the financially troubled 2002 W inter Ciames mat hae a conflict of interest International Management Group represents two companies that are already sponsors ol Salt I ake City's Olympics as well as two other companies that are considering signing on One of those companies US M ST is reviewing its relationship with IMG in light of the deal announced late 1 uesday with the oint marketing arm of the Salt I ake Organizing Committee and the U S Olympic Committee "It was a little surprising” said Randy I ynch vice president WLST Lspeually since the US WLSr account is supervised by Rob Prumurk the same IMG vice president who'll direct sales for the 2002 Games Lynch said although the telecommunications company was assured bv Pramark there was not a conflict of interest "we are evaluating whether we believe there is or not” The issue is whether Pramark and IMG can represent the best interests of both the sponsors and the organization the sponsors are paying millions of dollars to Olympic Properties of the United States IS WIST and Texaco the other sponsor involved have cemented their Olvmpic sponsorships Hut they still need approval Irom Olympic Properties ol the IS” Pramark said he's agreed not to take on any more sponsors as United Stales for their marketing efforts Pramark said he can do both jobs well The organizing committee and the USOC said they're satisfied with his answer now that their lawyers have examined the situation John Krimsky the deputy secretary general of the USOC and the head of the toint marketing effort said his lawyers “didn't feel it to be a conflict as long as there is full disclosure and there clients Plus he said he's been assigned by Olympic Properties of the United States specific product categories to fill that don't conflict with any of his existing clients Olympic Properties of the United States is $300 million short of its goal of raising $859 million in contributions and services USOC officials blamed the Salt Lake bribery scandal for the marketing woes while some officials connected with the Salt lake organizing eflort have said that the marketing was going slowly even belore the scandal hit late last year i'JWilWIJii 1 The Men's Spring Fashion European leaders denounce US Olympic ‘interference’ The Associated Press - 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