Sport Marketing and Recruitment

Olympic marketing communications expert joins VERO - 14 May 08

Sport business communications consultancy VERO appointed Karen Webb as Director.

Globalisation in sport drives Sports Recruitment International brand launch - 22 Feb 08

The Sports Recruitment Company celebrated its seventh anniversary by re-branding as Sports Recruitment International and announcing plans to develop a network of offices world-wide.

Velocity Sports & Entertainment appoint Patrice Desoteux - 10 Jan 08

Velocity Sports & Entertainment, the sports and entertainment marketing agency, added Patrice Desoteux to its UK senior management team.

New management team at M&C Saatchi - 9 Oct 07

UK-based sponsorship and PR agency, M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment, has named a new senior management team.

Nike name new VP global sports marketing - 24 Sep 07

Nike has named John Slusher as vice president of global sports marketing for the sporting goods giant.

Richard Worth Appointed CEO of SPORTFIVE Group - 19 Sep 07

Olivier Guiguet, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Lagardère Sports appointed Richard Worth (50) as the new CEO of the SPORTFIVE Group.

NBA names Tim Chen CEO of NBA China - 19 Sep 07

The NBA has named Tim Chen, CEO of Microsoft Greater China, as CEO of NBA China - a new enterprise being created to encapsulate all of the league’s businesses in Greater China.

LITNER APPOINTED COMCAST SPORTSNET PRESIDENT - 30 Mar 07

Comcast SportsNet has appointed Jon Litner its new president to oversee the day-to-day management of its eight regional sports networks.

NIKE RECRUITS EX-PEPSI EXEC - 7 Mar 07

Sportswear giant Nike has recruited former PepsiCo executive Greg Dinges as vice-president of corporate development.

SAATCHI UK CEO TRANSFERS TO MAN UNITED - 22 Feb 07

The chief executive of Saatchi & Saatchi UK has quit the advertising giant to become the new group commercial director of English Premiership giants Manchester United.