Industry Moves
New Zealand Rugby appoints new CEO
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has promoted Mark Robinson to the role of chief executive, the first former All Black to take up the position
Wanda Sports China appoints new CEO, group Q2 revenues total €284m
Wanda Sports China, a subsidiary of Chinese sports marketing company Wanda Sports Group, has appointed Yimin Gao as president and chief executive officer, replacing Dongwei Yang
Martin re-elected as CGF president
Dame Louise Martin has been re-elected as president of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) for a second four-year term
Bratches ‘tipped to leave’ F1
Sean Bratches is reportedly set to leave his position as managing director of commercial operations at the Formula One motor-racing series
EHF appoints Rowland to BD and marketing role with Infront-DAZN focus
The European Handball Federation has appointed JJ Rowland to the position of senior manager of business development and marketing
Thomas replaces Le Floc’h in commercial shake-up at Fifa
Simon Thomas, the experienced sports marketing executive, is to replace Philippe Le Floc’h as chief commercial officer at Fifa, football’s international federation.
Kahn to replace Rummenigge as Bayern chief executive in 2022
German football outfit Bayern Munich has officially announced that its former captain Oliver Kahn will return to the club as a board member from next year and as chief executive in 2022
Discovery-backed Play Sports Group in the hunt for CMO
Play Sports Group, the Discovery-owned digital sports media company focused on cycling and triathlon, is looking to recruit a chief marketing officer
Ruggiero appointed as independent member of World Rugby’s Executive Committee
Angela Ruggiero, the chief executive and founder of the Sports Innovation Lab, Olympic gold medal-winning ice hockey player, and former chief strategy officer of the LA 2028 Olympics bid, has been appointed…
Lagardère’s Cubillos becomes chief commercial officer at Tribe Sports Marketing
Pedro Cubillos, a longstanding executive at the Lagardère Sports agency, has taken up the role of chief commercial officer at Tribe Sports Marketing, the newly-created boutique agency with offices in …
AFC turns to experienced Rogers for commercial director role
The Asian Football Confederation has named Andrew Rogers, a sports marketing executive who counts Team Marketing and Fifa among his former employers, as commercial director
Gould named CEO at IMG’s BSI Speedway
BSI Speedway, the IMG-owned motor racing promoter and FIM Speedway World Championships rights-holder, has named Steve Gould as its new managing director
Former Octagon executive Feneart appointed Valladolid CEO as Ronaldo overhaul starts
Octagon veteran Matthieu Feneart has been promoted to chief executive of LaLiga side Real Valladolid as the club’s new majority stakeholder, former Real Madrid and Brazil forward Ronaldo Luis Nazario, b…
Former Lagardère executives Gaede and Ruhnau launch consultancy business
Nicolas Gaede and Ulrik Ruhnau, both formerly of Lagardère Sports (and the erstwhile Sportfive business), have launched a new sports consultancy firm, CSIGHT Gmbh.
Infront Germany appoints manager of creative strategy
Infront Germany, an arm of the international sports marketing agency, has named Christoph Seeger as manager of creative strategy
Glasgow 2018’s Hartley to join European Championships Management
Colin Hartley, the championships director at the 2018 European Championships held in Glasgow, is to join European Championships Management, the organisation that developed the new quadrennial multi-sport…
Former FIS official Carlsson appointed IBU secretary general
The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has appointed Niklas Carlsson, former chief executive of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Åre 2019, to be its new permanent secretary general.