Industry Moves
Maglietta named commercial director, football at Socios
Daniel Maglietta has been appointed to the position of commercial director, football at blockchain platform Socios.com.
Maglietta has switched from his role as head of football partner acquisition
Right Formula acquires PR agency Patterrn
Sports marketing agency Right Formula has made sports PR and content agency Patterrn its latest business acquisition
New LET commercial director Harold undertaking strategic review
Golf’s Ladies European Tour (LET) has recruited Fiona Harold as its new commercial director.
FIH elects Asian hockey CEO Ikram as president, direct federation income nears CHF5m
Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) chief executive Tayyab Ikram has been elected as the new president of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), seeing off the challenge of Marc Coudron
Prasad succeeds Kim as Relo Metrics CEO
Relo Metrics, the AI-powered sponsorship analytics platform, is undergoing a change of leadership as Jay Prasad, former chief strategy officer at LiveRamp TV, the cross-screen advertising measurement firm,…
British Cycling CEO exits after criticism of Shell deal
British Cycling has announced the departure of chief executive Brian Facer amid growing questions over the governance of the organisation and criticism of a sponsorship deal with oil and gas company Shell
Bundesliga International CMO Naubert to assume Klein’s responsibilities
Peer Naubert, chief marketing officer at Bundesliga International, is to take over the responsibilities of Robert Klein, chief executive of the German league’s international rights sales arm, from the e…
EXCLUSIVE: Bundesliga International CEO Klein to join IMG in leading football role
Robert Klein, chief executive of Bundesliga International, is leaving the German league’s international rights sales arm to head up the football operations at IMG Media, SportBusiness understands.
Fanatics hires Mitchell from Portsmouth in commercial role
Global sports merchandising company Fanatics has hired Anna Mitchell as director of UK business development
Netball Australia appoints new chair amid Hancock sponsorship controversy
Netball Australia has announced Wendy Archer as its new chair, with Marina Go stepping down from the role in what the governing body describes as a “planned transition” amid growing unease over its new…
Silverstone to end short OneFootball stay and take Newcastle CCO role
Newcastle United is to appoint OneFootball executive Peter Silverstone as chief commercial officer just five months after he arrived at the streaming and content platform
Haworth joins F1 as director of commercial partnerships
Formula 1 has appointed Jonathan Haworth as its new director of commercial partnerships, SportBusiness understands.
Formerly of Warner Bros
Beadle leaves CSM for sponsorship role at Leeds United
Chris Beadle has left the CSM Sport & Entertainment agency to join Premier League club Leeds United as director of partnership sales
AELTC recruits Al-Qassab as marketing and commercial director following Henderson exit
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) has merged its commercial, communications and marketing functions into a single position to be held by Usama Al-Qassab, the former Walt Disney marketing…
Brisbane searches for branding agency for Olympics, Gabba redevelopment in doubt
Brisbane has a chance to become the “Barcelona of Australia” when it hosts the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2032, Andrew Liveris, chair of the organising committee for the events, said this week.
IOC’s Lumme retires from top commercial role as Voumard steps up
Timo Lumme, the long-standing managing director of IOC Television and Marketing Services, is to retire from the position at the end of the year and will be replaced by Anne-Sophie Voumard, currently the…
Chelsea sack new commercial director Willoughby over ‘inappropriate messages’
Chelsea FC has terminated the contract of its recently appointed commercial director Damian Willoughby for sending ‘inappropriate messages’ to football finance agent Catalina Kim.
Long-serving IMG executive Henchman promoted to president, global partnerships
Sports and entertainment group Endeavor has announced the promotion of Robbie Henchman to the role of president of global partnerships at IMG Events, IMG Media and On Location