Olympics

John Krimsky Jr., who has helped pad America’s Olympic pockets by negotiating multimillion-dollar sponsorship deals, was chosen interim executive director of the U.S. Olympic Committee.

Krimsky, deputy secretary general and chief fund-raiser who has been with the USOC since 1986, was picked for the interim post in a conference call of the committee’s executive board.

Starting Oct. 1, he takes over for Harvey Schiller, who is leaving the USOC’s top operating post to become president of Turner Sports in Atlanta.

A panel to find a permanent successor for Schiller will be appointed by Sept. 16, but there is no deadline for filling the job, according to USOC President LeRoy Walker.

Potential candidates mentioned as successor to Schiller include Jack Kelly, president of the Goodwill Games; Donna Lopiano, executive director of the Women’s Sports Foundation; Mike Jacki, president of U.S. Skiing; Jerry Lace, executive director of the U.S. Figure Skating Association; and Steve Hatchell, commissioner of the Southwest Conference.