Industry Moves
Wanda Sports Group expands board with Jarrett appointment
Wanda Sports Group (WSG), the owner of the Infront agency and World Triathlon Corp., has expanded its board of directors by appointing Kenneth Jarrett as an independent director
Bailey takes up sponsorship role at Misfits Gaming
Professional esports organisation Misfits Gaming has hired Matt Bailey as its senior director of sponsorship sales and services
Motorsport Network makes executive team hires
Miami-based digital media platform Motorsport Network has appointed Matt Young as an executive vice-president and global chief revenue officer, while Gary Learner has also joined as an executive vice-president…
Houston Astros fire assistant GM Taubman
Dismissal comes after several days of controversy surrounding executive's profane taunting
Pirates set to hire former Penguins executive as new president
Longtime Pittsburgh sports executive was part of three Stanley Cup winners, led development of PPG Paints Arena
Godfather of baseball sabermetrics leaves Red Sox
James helped MLB club win four World Series titles during 17-year run
Prud’homme takes helm at Discovery France after Bergeaud exit
Laurent Prud'homme, senior vice-president of rights acquisitions and syndication at Eurosport, the Discovery-owned sports broadcaster, has been named as the new senior vice-president, general manager at…
ATP appoints Gaudenzi as chairman, CEO set to follow
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has today (Thursday) appointed Andrea Gaudenzi as chairman, the first step in a new strategy for its senior leadership that will next involve a chief executive…
GAISF, SportAccord leader Chiulli re-elected UIM president
Raffaele Chiulli, president of the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) and SportAccord, has been re-elected as head of the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM), the international…
Ex-Lions COO McEwen takes up new role at CSM
Global marketing agency CSM has appointed Charlie McEwen, the former chief operating officer of the British and Irish Lions rugby union team, as its chief executive of rugby and special projects
Sportradar names Werner Becher managing director of US betting
Swiss sports data and content company Sportradar has appointed Werner Becher as its new managing director of US betting.
Nike CEO Mark Parker to step down in 2020
Nike's long-time chief executive Mark Parker is stepping down from his role in January 2020, the leading global sportswear company has announced
Under Armour founder Plank steps down as CEO
Under Armour has today (Tuesday) announced that founder Kevin Plank will step down as chief executive, with Patrik Frisk continuing his ascent within the US sportswear and equipment company by being named…
SIS appoints new commercial director
SIS, a provider of end-to-end products and services to the betting and broadcast industries, has appointed Ian Baynes as its new commercial director to further drive the company’s international expansion s…
AFC in the hunt for media rights and sponsorship heads
The Asian Football Confederation is looking to recruit a head of media rights and a head of sponsorship to support the recently-appointed commercial director Andrew Rogers
Michael Dowse named USTA CEO and executive director
The United States Tennis Association has named Michael Dowse as its new chief executive officer and executive director
Fifa hires CAA Eleven’s Petit as director of media rights
Fifa has appointed CAA Eleven’s Jean-Christophe Petit as its new director of media rights, following Josh Smith’s recent move to become global head of media sales at the Premier League.
Control Risks’ Gray to lead newly-empowered Tennis Integrity Unit
Risk expert Jonny Gray has been appointed the first chief executive of the newly-empowered Tennis Integrity Unit, as the sport looks to step up the fight against match-fixing and corruption