Recruitment

Olympic marketing communications expert joins VERO - 14 May 08

Sport business communications consultancy VERO appointed Karen Webb as Director.

Rushmans appoints new chief executive - 13 May 08

Glen Kirton has been appointed Chief Executive of international major events company, Rushmans.

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.

England 2018 bid makes key hires - 22 Nov 07

Markus Siegler, FIFA's former Director of Communications and Peter Hargitay, the special advisor to FIFA president Sepp Blatter, have been appointed as consultants to work on England's 2018 World Cup bid.

Nike appoints Hoyt to soccer role - 7 Nov 07

Nike has appointed Bert Hoyt as VP and general manager of global football.

Wood appointed as RFL CEO - 25 Oct 07

Nigel Wood has been promoted from COO to CEO of the English Rugby Football League (RFL) to take full management responsibility of the RFL executive.

Sport England appoints first ever commercial director - 24 Oct 07

Sport England has appointed Thomas Godfrey as its first ever Commercial Director - tasking him with securing partnership funding from the private sector for community sport.

Eurosport UK appoints new Managing Director - 11 Oct 07

The Eurosport Group announced the appointment of Simon Crane as Managing Director of Eurosport UK.

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.

BURTON TO JOIN USOC AS CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER - 10 Aug 07

National Basketball League Commissioner Rick Burton has accepted the offer of a new position as the chief marketing officer of the US Olympic Committee.

HONDA F1 APPOINTS NEW MARKETING DIRECTOR - 31 Jul 07

Sports marketing star David Butler has been appointed by the Honda Racing F1 team as its new marketing director.

SPORTBUSINESS IS LOOKING FOR TALENT - 30 Jul 07

As part of its continued growth SportBusiness is looking to take on additional researchers/writers. Working from its London office, this would be an interesting and challenging role for someone looking to expand their professional interest in TV Sports Rights, Sponsorship or Events.

ISC REVS UP SALES AND MARKETING DRIVE - 6 Jul 07

US motorsports company International Speedway Corporation [ISC] has made a series of executive promotions to integrate its sales, marketing and event production efforts.

CALZADA LEAVES BARCELONA FC, REPLACED BY SCHLOESSER - 31 May 07

Esteve Calzada, Chief Marketing Commercial and Media Officer, has left the club by mutual agreement with the management, in order to face new professional challenges. He will be replaced by Daniel Schloesser.

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.

ENGLAND NETBALL APPOINTS INTERIM CEO - 21 Mar 07

England Netball, the sport’s governing body in England, appointed Paul Clark as interim chief executive with effect from March 20, 2007.

NIKE RECRUITS EX-PEPSI EXEC - 7 Mar 07

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

ENGLAND NETBALL’S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER RESIGNS - 2 Mar 07

England Netball, the game’s governing body in England, accepted the resignation of Chief executive, Leslie Ross. Ms Ross, who joined the organisation in May 06, will leave her position at the end of March 07 to return to the private sector.

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.

BRAWN IN NEW FERRARI LINK - 20 Feb 07

Former Ferrari Formula One team technical director Ross Brawn has hinted he could be persuaded to return to the Italian team as its new team principal.

NEW MAN AT THE TOP FOR UNITED - 15 Feb 07

English Premier League club Manchester United appointed Michael Bolingbroke as the club’s first-ever chief operations officer.

EUROSPORT APPOINTS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - 15 Feb 07

Olivier Fisch has been appointed an Executive Director of Eurosport, reporting to Laurent-Eric Le Lay, Chairman and CEO, and Jacques Raynaud, Vice-Chairman.

ED WARNER TO HEAD UK ATHLETICS - 10 Jan 07

UK Athletics appointed businessman Ed Warner as its new inaugural chairman.

JAMES J. FOX APPOINTED BY US FIGURE SKATING - 4 Jan 07

US Figure Skating appointed James Fox as an associate executive director.

MINDSHARE AND GLOBAL SPORTNET APPOINT PERFORMANCE CEO - 1 Dec 06

MindShare and Global Sportnet appointed Sean Jefferson as the chief executive officer of their sports and entertainment company, Performance. Nick Walford, the current managing director will take over as chief operating officer for Europe.

ANSON NAMED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF ATP EUROPE - 29 Nov 06

The ATP, governing body of the men’s professional tennis appointed Andy Anson as chief executive of ATP Europe.

BOA APPOINTS PARTNERSHIPS DIRECTOR - 23 Nov 06

Mark Zimmer has been appointed as the British Olympic Association’s (BOA) Director of Corporate Partnerships.

TSA APPOINTS MANAGING DIRECTOR TO CHINA OFFICE - 22 Nov 06

Total Sports Asia - Asia’s leading sports marketing agency announced the appointment of Chai Peng, TSA China’s new Managing Director. Chai Peng will oversee TSA’s operations in China and will be responsible for the division’s overall performance.

EUROSPORT APPOINTS NEW MANAGEMENT - 16 Nov 06

Pan-European broadcaster Eurosport's board of directors this morning announced its decision to appoint Laurent-Eric Le Lay as its new Chairman and CEO.

RED BULL SAYS STARS WOULD LIFT US SOCCER - 9 Nov 06

Red Bull GmbH anticipates the arrival in the US of top European football stars that it expects will lift interest in the sport.

OKUNNIWA TAKES HELM AT MEC SPONSORSHIP UK - 31 Oct 06

Tove Okunniwa has been appointed to the new role of Head of MEC Sponsorship UK.

NIKE BOOSTS BRAND PROPOSITION - 17 Oct 06

Nike brand president Charlie Denson has announced five new vice president positions in Asia Pacific, Europe and global sports marketing as the sportswear giant looks to reinforce its global brand strength.

DUGGAN GETS NIKE HOCKEY POST - 16 Oct 06

Sportswear giant Nike has promoted sales chief Mark Duggan to head up its Nike Bauer hockey subsidiary.

SAMUELS JOINS BONHAM GROUP - 13 Oct 06

Paul Samuels, former head of sponsorship for O2, has been appointed as chief executive of The Bonham Group Europe.

IAN TODD TO RETURN TO IMG AGENCY - 29 Sep 06

Ian Todd is to return to the IMG agency on January 1, 2007 as President of IMG International.

SPORTS RECRUITMENT COMPANY WARNS ON AGE REGULATIONS - 13 Sep 06

Companies recruiting staff could fall foul of the law if new practices are not introduced, according to specialist recruiter, The Sports Recruitment Company.

BEIJING SET SIGHTS ON 100,000 VOLUNTEERS - 29 Aug 06

The massive volunteer recruitment programme for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games has begun.

SEARCH ON FOR NEW UK ATHLETICS CEO - 25 Aug 06

Fast Track MD Jon Ridgeon is likely to be among the candidates to become the new chief executive of UK Athletics following the resignation of Dave Moorcroft.

TAGLIABUE: I'M GOING TO DISAPPEAR - 24 Aug 06

Exiting NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue says he is ‘glad it’s over’ as he prepares to bow out of one of world sport’s most powerful positions.

PAYNE SIGNS FOR INTERNATIONAL SPORTS EVENT MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE - 18 Jul 06

One of the world’s leading sports marketers is to deliver an authoritative insight into the value and processes of event branding and the relationship between event managers and sponsors at the first International Sports Event Management Conference which takes place in London on November 22 and 23.

ATP UNVEILS NEW PLAYER COUNCIL - 27 Jun 06

Men’s international tennis governing body the ATP has confirmed the appointment of its new Player Council.

ICC BOOSTS GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM - 7 Jun 06

Cricket’s world governing body the ICC has appointed Tim Anderson its new development programmes manager.

JUVENTUS BOARD RESIGN EN MASSE - 12 May 06

The entire board of Serie A giants Juventus have resigned amid a scandal gripping Italian soccer.

IRB RECRUIT WORLD CUP SPONSOR - 2 May 06

The International Rugby Board (IRB) has unveiled recruitment company Vediorbis as a tournament sponsor of the Rugby World Cup 2007.

NBA IN SILVER APPOINTMENT - 20 Apr 06

Adam Silver has been appointed NBA deputy commissioner and chief operating officer.

LIMELIGHT IN TRIPLE APPOINTMENT - 7 Apr 06

Limelight Projects, the company behind the creative delivery of many of the UK’s mass participation events and programmes, has created three new senior roles.

NO RUSH FOR NEXT NFL CHIEF - 29 Mar 06

The next commissioner of the NFL is no closer to being selected after Paul Tagliabue postponed the appointment of a committee to seek his successor.

MILLWALL BID TO RAISE CAPITAL - 28 Mar 06

Millwall Holdings plc, the parent company of Millwall Football Club, has announced plans to raise up to £9.6million through a placing and open offer of new ordinary shares.

NEW JOINT VENTURE FOR ASIAN WORLD CUP RIGHTS - 20 Mar 06

Infront Sports & Media and Dentsu have been appointed by FIFA for the distribution of Asian broadcast rights to the 2010 and 2014 World Cups.

PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LOOK TO BUILD PROFILE - 10 Mar 06

AYH plc construction and property consultants are bidding to raise their profile around the redevelopment of Highbury and Arsenal’s move to a new stadium with the appointment of public relations specialists Hill & Knowlton.

DRAPER QUITS SPORT ENGLAND FOR TOP LTA ROLE - 21 Feb 06

Roger Draper is to become CEO of the Lawn Tennis Association.

INFRONT TO MARKET CHINESE BASKETBALL - 14 Feb 06

Infront Asia has been appointed exclusive global marketing partner for China’s national basketball teams until the end of 2008.

INFRONT TO MARKET THE CHINESE NATIONAL BASKETBALL - 14 Feb 06

Infront Asia has been appointed exclusive global marketing partner for China’s national basketball teams until the end of 2008.

FIFA ENDS PARASITE PROMOTION - 8 Feb 06

FIFA has shown its teeth ahead of this summer's World Cup by ending a parasite promotion by a Burger King franchise in Israel.

APP LANDS BROADCAST DEAL FOR VELUX 5 OCEANS - 3 Feb 06

Clipper Ventures, organisers of the VELUX 5 OCEANS race, has signed APP Broadcast to manage the production of all television content for the round the world yacht race.

MITCHELL APPOINTED WORLD TOUR DIRECTOR - 3 Feb 06

Craig Mitchell has been appointed director of the World Match Racing Tour, sailing’s successor to the Swedish Match Tour.

SPLIT OVER SILVERSTONE FUTURE - 1 Feb 06

The British Racing Drivers Club is reported to be split over the future of Silverstone and the British Grand Prix.

SOCHI 2014 ADDS EXPERTISE - 25 Jan 06

Sochi 2014, the Russian bid to host the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, has appointed IMG and Weber Shandwick to support its campaign.

TWI TARGETS GROWTH WITH NEW APPOINTMENT - 18 Jan 06

TWI is looking to strengthen its presence in Latin America, the Caribbean and US Hispanic markets by moving a key senior executive to Miami.

TICKETING AUDITORS APPOINTED FOR FIFA WORLD CUP - 16 Jan 06

Auditing and consulting firm Ernst & Young (Switzerland) will serve as independent external auditors to monitor ticketing for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

LMA GETS FIRST EVER PR CONSULTANT - 16 Jan 06

Macesport has been appointed as the first official media and public relations consultant to the League Managers Association (LMA).

NEW YORKSHIRE CCC CHIEF - 13 Jan 06

The Yorkshire County Cricket Club has appointed Stewart Regan to the board as the club’s new chief executive.

ICC CALLS CRISIS TV RIGHTS MEETING - 9 Jan 06

The International Cricket Council has called together representatives from its full member countries to discuss the issue of television rights in India.

LONDON 2012 ANNOUNCES CEO - 19 Dec 05

Paul Deighton, chief operating officer of Goldman Sachs' European business, is the new CEO for the London Olympic Games Organising Committee (LOCOG).

SENIOR LONDON 2012 APPOINTMENT - 23 Nov 05

David Higgins is the new chief executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and will lead the construction of venues for the 2012 Games in London.

SENIOR LONDON 2012 APPOINTMENT - 23 Nov 05

David Higgins is the new chief executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and will lead the construction of venues for the 2012 Games in London.

NEW PRESIDENT OF ADIDAS AMERICA - 22 Nov 05

Adidas-Salomon AG has appointed Rob Langstaff as president of adidas America Inc., its North American subsidiary.

REDMANDARIN DELIVERS THE GOODS - 11 Nov 05

Redmandarin has been named as the top marketing agency to work for in the 2005 Marketing Employer of the Year survey.

THE WEEK THAT WAS... - 4 Nov 05

Editorial director Kevin Roberts reviews some of the issues from the past seven days.

LANSDOWNE ROAD APPOINTMENT - 2 Nov 05

Franklin Sports Business has been appointed to the project management team for the B

OKI GETS ONTRACK WITH POMPEY - 23 Oct 05

Ontrack Marketing has been appointed by OKI Printing Solutions to activate their sponsorship of English Premiership side Portsmouth.

FIFA IN MEDIA RIGHTS OFFER - 20 Oct 05

FIFA has launched a public tender process to select and appoint an agent to exploit its media rights in Asia.

SPORTS MARKETING COMPANY GETS PROACTIVE - 8 Sep 05

European integrated sports management and marketing company, Proactive Scandinavia A/S, has appointed James Perry as administration director.

LONDON 2012 APPOINTS CEO HEADHUNTERS - 6 Sep 05

London 2012 has appointed Odgers Ray & Berndtson to handle the appointment of the CEO for the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG).

NEW CHAMP CAR PRESIDENT - 17 Aug 05

Steve Johnson is to become the new president of Champ Car while current president Dick Eidswick will remain with the company as chief executive officer and chairman.

FELDMAN TAKES WWE MARKETING ROLE - 25 Jul 05

WWE has appointed Toby Feldman to the newly created role of TV Affiliate Marketing Manager as it expands its international operation.

RECRUITMENT COMPANY SPREADS NET - 12 Jul 05

Executive search and selection company, SportExec, has launched a new website.

AUSTRALIAN A1 GRAND PRIX TEAM REVS UP - 12 Jul 05

The Australian A1 Grand Prix franchise has appointed its management team and the companies that will provide marketing and promotional support.

AUSTRALIAN A1 GRAND PRIX TEAM REVS UP - 12 Jul 05

The Australian A1 Grand Prix franchise has appointed its management team and the companies that will provide marketing and promotional support.

A1 GRAND PRIX TEAM INDIA APPOINTS AGENCY - 11 Jul 05

Nimbus Sport has been appointed by A1 Team India to manage its commercial and sponsorship rights.

DEAL EXTENDS COMMONWEALTH GAMES TV REACH - 11 Jul 05

In a first for the Commonwealth Games, parts of central and south-east Asia will enjoy both television and radio coverage of the event, increasing the reach by 10 countries and some 500 million television viewers compared to Manchester.

THE WEEK THAT WAS... - 24 Jun 05

Editorial director Kevin Roberts reviews issues from the past seven days

THE WEEK THAT WAS... - 17 Jun 05

Editorial director Kevin Roberts reviews events from the past week.

NEW UK SPORT CHIEF - 3 Jun 05

John Steele has been appointed as the new chief executive officer at UK Sport.

IMG LANDS GOLDEN ROLE - 1 Jun 05

The International Managerment Group (IMG) will be exclusive commercial manager for the new Gold Coast Rugby League franchise.

WWE IN SPONSORSHIP DRIVE - 31 May 05

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has launched a major sponsorship acquisition programme.

WWE IN SPONSORSHIP DRIVE - 31 May 05

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has launched a major sponsorship acquisition programme.

TRAVELEX SIGNS WILKINSON - 17 May 05

Travelex, the world’s largest foreign exchange specialist, has signed England rugby international Jonny Wilkinson as a brand ambassador.

LTA IN THE ZONE - 12 May 05

The Lawn Tennis Association has appointed Poise Marketing to continue with its Play Tennis Zone concept for visitors to this year’s Wimbledon Championships.

QUINS THANKFUL FOR CONTINUED BACKING - 10 May 05

NEC Harlequins say a host of key commercial partners have committed to the club for the foreseeable future, despite the London club’s relegation from English rugby’s top flight.

LTA KEEN ON NEW FINANCE AND COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR - 22 Apr 05

The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) has appointed Paul Keen as its new finance and commercial director.

RFK SET FOR NAMING DEAL - 14 Apr 05

The saga over the naming rights for Washington’s RFK Stadium will be resolved today when an official announcement is made – and don’t be surprised to see the National Guard involved.

De FERRAN MOVES TO F1 WITH BAR - 7 Apr 05

Former CART champion and Indy 500 winner Gil De Ferran has joined the BAR Formula 1 team as performance director.

MAGPIES SEE PROFITS SOAR - 5 Apr 05

Premier League side Newcastle United has announced a significant increase in profits.

UK SPORT CONTINUES CHIEF EXEC SEARCH - 23 Mar 05

UK Sport has been forced to continue its search for a new CEO, with no suitable candidate having yet emerged.

CHANGES AT OCTAGON - 18 Mar 05

Octagon Worldwide has announced two new management roles within the company.