Industry Moves

Multi-sport

H.I.G. Europe, an arm of the international private equity and asset management firm, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in the Lagardère Sports agency.
Squash

Scottish Squash has named Marc Hope, the experienced sponsorship rights sales executive, as a non-executive director with responsibility for financial and commercial areas
Cycling

The Limelight Sports agency has appointed Marc Hope Consulting/The Winning Tape, the consultancy set up by Marc Hope, to find sponsors for events including the London Duathlon and London Triathlon, Blenheim…
Multi-sport

Katy Chambers Mollica, an experienced executive at US broadcaster Turner Sports, has joined US Olympic and Paralympic Properties, LA 2028’s joint venture with the US Olympic Committee, as head of partnership s…

Norris Scott, the former vice-president of analytics and insights at Nascar, the US stock car racing series, has taken up a role at Futures Sport & Entertainment, the research and consultancy company owned…
Multi-sport

Deutsche Sport Marketing, the commercial arm of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), has recruited Alexander Steinforth from Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf in the role of joint managing …
Triathlon

The Ironman Group has named Matt Wikstrom as its new vice-president of global partnerships for global business development, while Chris Marciani has also joined the team as vice-president of global partnerships…
Athletics

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

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
Football

FC Diez Media, the joint venture established by the IMG agency and digital media company DAZN Group to sell rights to the Conmebol club competitions, has named Felipe Soalheiro as sponsorship sales director
Rugby Union

Six Nations Rugby has named Rupert Hunter as its new chief commercial advisor, replacing Dave Kavanagh

Online streaming platform Twitch has hired Lou Garate, a long-time executive with US motor-racing series Nascar, as its first global head of sponsorship sales
Cricket

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has appointed Russell James, a former digital and marketing executive at the Football Association, as sales and marketing director
Football

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
Football

England’s Football Association has named Kathryn Swarbrick as its new commercial and marketing director.

The Pitch Marketing Group agency has appointed Luke Wilson, formerly of Team Marketing, as head of partnerships to lead its sponsorship consultancy and activation business, Pitch Partnerships
Football

Denni Strich, a leading commercial executive at the German Football Federation (DFB), is leaving the national football federation after nearly 18 years in various positions

Global licensed sports merchandise manufacturer and retailer Fanatics has announced the appointment of Michener Chandlee as its new chief financial officer