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NEW DIRECTORS APPOINTED TO ESA BOARD

Three new directors have been appointed to the European Sponsorship Association Board following its AGM.

Those new to the board include John Trainor, Managing Director of Onside Sponsorship in Ireland, Nigel Geach, Director of Sports Marketing Surveys, with its head office in Surrey (UK), and Diana Spiegelberg, Development Manager at Serious in the UK.

Three further directors standing for re-election were reappointed. They are: Francesco Moneta, President of EGG Eventi & Sponsorizzazioni in Italy, Alan Burdon-Cooper, Partner and Head of the Sports team at Collyer Bristow, UK and Peter Wilkinson, independent consultant in corporate affairs including sponsorship.

Nigel Currie, Chairman of ESA said: “It is always good to have new Directors on the Board to inject new ideas and initiatives. ESA has enjoyed dramatic levels of growth over the last 12 months and we are in a position to take on some major programmes of work which will further help the development of the sponsorship industry across Europe.”