Industry Moves
Stats Perform lands respected Hirdt brothers for senior roles
Noted sports data pioneers join newly merged company
Ex-Premiership Rugby CEO McCafferty is new Warwickshire chairman
Warwickshire County Cricket Club has appointed former Premiership Rugby chief executive, Mark McCafferty, as its new chairman ahead of the introduction of a five-year strategic plan
Killebrew named MLR commissioner after Howes is ousted
Major League Rugby has appointed a new commissioner ahead of its third season, with former Dallas Mavericks executive George Killebrew replacing Dean Howes
Tabla promoted to top Eurosport-Discovery legal role in France
Erlinda Tabla has been promoted to a role overseeing legal activities at the French operations of Eurosport, the international pay-TV sports broadcaster, and its parent company Discovery
Lagardère Sports promotes Segal to North American CEO
The Lagardère Sports agency has promoted Joel Segal to the position of chief executive of its North American business.
Sellers replaces Mackovets as CEO of 2021 World Games
Nick Sellers has been appointed as the new chief executive of the 2021 edition of the World Games multi-sport event, which will be held in Birmingham, Alabama
Octagon promotes Shea to global president of marketing and events
Agency veteran to oversee strategy and management of entire client portfolio, and promotion is part of a series of leadership moves
End of an era as Kürten to leave EBU next year
Stefan Kürten, executive director of sport at the European Broadcasting Union, is to step down in June 2020 after nearly two decades at the umbrella body of public-service broadcasters.
Director of rights marketing Hope leaves The Sports Consultancy
Marc Hope, director of rights marketing at The Sports Consultancy, has left his position after just under five years at the London-based agency and consultancy
Ex-Pitch International chairman East heads South West with Plymouth board position
Trevor East, the experienced sports media executive and former chairman of the Pitch International agency, has joined the board of directors at English football side Plymouth Argyle
Infront China appoints new managing director
Anne Zhao, the managing director of the Chinese arm of the Infront agency, has resigned and is to be replaced by current deputy managing director Dana Song
Ex-Hamburg and agency stalwart Riepe joins Production Resource Group
Florian Riepe, the sports marketing executive who counts German football side Hamburg and the Lagardère Sports agency among his previous employers, has been named as head of sports at Production Resource …
Louis-Marie named World Squash Federation CEO
The World Squash Federation has appointed William Louis-Marie as its new chief executive
Singapore Sports Hub appoints Lionel Yeo as CEO
The Singapore Hub Private Limited, the consortium that manages the Singapore Sports Hub stadium and sports facility, has appointed former Singapore Tourism Board head Lionel Yeo as chief executive
Kowalski swaps athletics for esports in Global Masters festival role
Frank Kowalski, the German athletics executive who headed up the organising committee for Berlin’s 2018 IAAF World Athletics Championships, has become the managing director of Ally4Ever Event, the German e…
Long-serving Marte to leave Infront, retains motor sports consultancy role
Rainer Marte, an experienced rights and event management executive who has been with Infront since its creation in 2002, is to leave the Zug-based agency at the end of this year
Madati exits Twitter head of content partnerships role
Kay Madati has announced he will depart next month as global vice-president and head of content partnerships at social media company Twitter
Netball Superleague brings in leading cricket exec Elworthy
UK club competition the Vitality Netball Superleague has appointed experienced cricket executive Steve Elworthy as its new independent chair, with his remit to ensure it becomes, and then remains, a world-class…