ESPN STAR Sports announced the appointment of Craig Dobbs as Executive Vice-President, Programming & Production.
For sport India has to be the last huge market and possibly the biggest opportunity on the planet today.
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The 2012 London Olympics is invigorating the sports jobs market, creating competition for private sector professionals.
Mueller von Vultejus is a former managing director and executive board member of rival sports rights agency, Sportfive.
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Logan, the former commissioner and president of Major League Soccer, replaces Craig Masback, who stepped aside as the head of USATF at the end of January to become director of business affairs for Nik
Gibson has worked for iconic sports brands such as Taylormade adidas and within sport as Commercial Director for the Solheim Cup and Sales Director of the Football League Championships.
Francis Graille has shared the role of Sportfive General Manager with Christophe Bouchet since 2007.
In her new role, Bass will negotiate television rights for several sporting events, including the PGA Tour, the Kentucky Derby and Wimbledon.
Hasenbein will replace present managing director Thomas Röttgermann, who leaves the company on August 31, 2008.
Mukherjee comes with a wealth of experience from his previous roles at IMG, Turner Broadcasting and Times of India.
Catherine joins VERO from Burson-Marsteller Brussels where she focused on the strategic development and management of pan-European communications campaigns, event management, and international and Eur
The WTA said the naming of MacLeod to the newly created position, effective today, will enhance the Tour’s revenue strategy and ensure continued investment by the world’s leading brands in women
Karen joins VERO from her role as Vice-President, Image and Marketing Communications at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) where she helped to develop the marketing and brand strategy to promot
Kirton, who has held a variety of roles during more than 20 years at the Football Association and headed the ISL team responsible for the delivery of Fifa and Uefa sponsorship properties, will work al
In the world of sports event hosting the playing field is far from level as this new report shows.
The move is in response to the trend towards globalisation in sports and the creation of an increasingly international employment market.
“We are delighted to welcome Patrice and believe that the addition of a Senior Communications Planner is a unique step for a sponsorship consultancy in the UK.
The FA, says Hargitay, whose European Consultancy Network has been awarded the consultancy contract, will end his work for the FIFA President next month "in order to avoid any conflict of interest".
With 20 years experience in the footwear and apparel sector, Hoyt was most recently VP and general manager of the Nike German Alpine Region, which includes Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Slovenia.
In the last five years, Wood has played a key role in the continued unification of the engage Super League and the British Amateur Rugby League Association.
Thomas was formerly a partner at sports marketing company Spring Worldwide.
Eurosport has created the new role of Managing Director to head the group's operations in the UK.
The new group has been created with two internal promotions and one new hire.
Slusher, 38, was formerly Nike vice president of sports marketing for the Asia Pacific and the Americas and replaces Adam Helfant, who will be leaving the company later this month.
With effect from October 1st 2007 Richard Worth will take over the duties and responsibilities which were transitionally handled by Olivier Guiguet and Stéphane Schindler (Chief Operating Officer, La
NBA China will be governed by a Board of Directors that will include NBA owners, representatives of outside investors as well as Stern, NBA Deputy Commissioner and COO Adam Silver and NBA President of
Burton said he was proud of his achievements since joining the NBL but the opportunity to join the USOC in such a senior position was one he felt he had to grasp.
Butler joins the F1 team from Laureus, where he worked promoting the Laureus Sports Awards. Before that, Butler spent seven years at Octagon in the UK and South Africa.
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Roger VanDerSnick, formerly vice president and chief marketing officer, will become senior vice president, Marketing and Business Operations, overseeing management of ISC's facilities and MRN Radio, a
Esteve Calzada joined the club in January 2002 and over the last five years has masterminded a strategy that doubled the club’s income over the last three years, with its annual turnover now at arou
Litner was previously president of SportsNet New York (SNY) and will represent Comcast on the SNY board.
Clark will work three days per week in this role as the association seeks to identify a full time replacement for chief executive Leslie Ross, who leaves her position at the end of March, to return to
He will also be chief financial officer of the company’s Affiliate Brands Group, reporting to its president, Lee Bird and Nike Inc chief financial officer Don Blair.
Chairman, Cheryl Danson, said, “we want to thank Leslie for the contribution that she has made to England Netball.”
Lee Daley, 43, will oversee all the club’s commercial plans, from sponsorship to media, financial services and marketing. He will take up the post in mid-April.
Speaking to German magazine Auto Motor und Sport, Brawn, who quit Ferrari in October, left the door open for a possible return.
Bolingbroke will work alongside chief executive David Gill from May.
Fisch, a graduate of the University of Paris PANTHEON-ASSAS in Economics and Financial Control, will also join the Eurosport steering committee.
One of his first tasks in the part-time non-executive chairman's role will be to find a successor to outgoing UKA chief executive Dave Moorcroft, whose decision to quit as chief executive last year pr
Fox has extensive background in the Olympic movement as the former director of broadcast marketing for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and executive director of USA Boxing and USA Weightlif
David Stubley, the founding chief executive, will remain a practice partner and continue to work with a number of our international clients, but is reducing his time commitment to also develop other i
Anson, presently commercial director of Manchester United will take up his new position with the ATP in April where he replaces outgoing CEO Horst Klosterkemper, who has overseen the European region s
Mark ran the BOA’s hugely successful ‘British Olympic Appeal’ ahead of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games and is now charged with delivering a comprehensive fundraising programme, including the Appea
Chai Peng who hails from China’s Hunan Province was previously the Managing Director of Hachette Distribution Service (HDS) China for 6 years, the press distribution and marketing arm of French indu
Le Lay, 39, joined Eurosport in 1993 and launched the sports rights sales agency as well as the eurosport.com websites.
``We simply believe that in the next five to 10 years soccer will be one of the major four sports in the US,'' Danny Bahar, Red Bull's head of corporate projects, said in an interview at the Internati
As part of the Mediedge:cia UK management team, Okunniwa will be responsible for managing the development and growth of the UK sponsorship business, and driving its integration within the Mediaedge:ci
In the Asia Pacific region, Nike named three new vice presidents; Willem Haitink as vice president and general manager for Nike China; Jim Godbout as vice president and general manager for Nike Japan;
Duggan, who has spent 25 years with the firm, will report to Lee Bird, Nike's vice president of subsidiaries.
Whilst at O2 Samuels was responsible for negotiating deals with amongst others Arsenal and the England Rugby Team.
Todd, who has most recently been Nike’s Vice President for Global Sports Marketing, responsible for Nike’s sports marketing operations around the world, will be responsible for leading and growing
Ian Todd is to return to the IMG agency on January 1, 2007 as President of IMG International.
The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations, which come into force in the UK on October 1st 2006, make it unlawful to discriminate against workers, employees, job seekers and trainees on the grounds of
Companies recruiting staff could fall foul of the law if new practices are not introduced, according to specialist recruiter, The Sports Recruitment Company.
Organisers of the Games in the Chinese city are looking to hire 100,000 volunteers to help stage the Games and Paralympics; an increasingly vital part of staging major sporting events.
The massive volunteer recruitment programme for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games has begun.
But Steve Cram has told the BBC that he's not interested in running what has become one of the most financially successful athletics bodies in the world.
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 steps down at the end of this month to be replaced, on September 1, by Roger Goodell.
Said Tagliabue: “I'm glad it's over, and it's the right time for it to be over.
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.
Michael Payne, who spent more that 20 years as head of marketing and then broadcast at the International Olympic Committee and who is currently special advisor to Formula One head Bernie Ecclestone, p
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.
It also rubber-stamped the re-election of board member Jacco Eltingh. The ATP Player Council members will serve for two-years, while Eltingh begins a three-year term.
Men’s international tennis governing body the ATP has confirmed the appointment of its new Player Council.
Anderson, the current ICC East Asia-Pacific development manager will relocate from the regional office in Melbourne, Australia, to the ICC head office in Dubai.
Cricket’s world governing body the ICC has appointed Tim Anderson its new development programmes manager.
The club’s directors quit in the latest dramatic development in a furore blown-up following the publication of phone conversations between officials of the Italian Football Association (FIGC) and Ju
The entire board of Serie A giants Juventus have resigned amid a scandal gripping Italian soccer.
The announcement continues Vediorbis’ commitment to major international sporting events which include the Winter Olympic Games in Grenoble in 1968 and Albertville in 1992.
The International Rugby Board (IRB) has unveiled recruitment company Vediorbis as a tournament sponsor of the Rugby World Cup 2007.
A 14-year veteran of the league office, Silver will assume his expanded responsibilities on July 1, 2006 when current NBA deputy commissioner and COO Russ Granik steps down at the conclusion of the 20
Adam Silver has been appointed NBA deputy commissioner and chief operating officer.
Andy Anstey takes on the role of business development director and is charged with overseeing the company’s drive to acquire new business in its four key sectors: marketing, charity fundraising, CSR
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.
At the league’s annual meeting in Florida, Tagliabue – who is due to stand down in July – was supported by team bosses over the decision to stall on who should take his place.
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.
The minimum amount to be raised is £4.22million, comprising a firm placing of shares to raise £2.22million and an underwritten sum of £2million.
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.
The joint venture company is co-owned by Dentsu, the Japan-based advertising company, and Infront, the international sports marketing company, and is headquartered in Singapore.
Infront Sports & Media and Dentsu have been appointed by FIFA for the distribution of Asian broadcast rights to the 2010 and 2014 World Cups.
AYH is the lead consultant and has worked alongside the Premier League club to ensure the £350million Ashburton Grove project comes in on budget and on time.
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.
He has been CEO of Sport England since 2003 and his role will be filled on an interim basis by Stephen Baddeley.
Roger Draper is to become CEO of the Lawn Tennis Association.
The deal between the China Basketball Association (CBA) and the wholly owned subsidiary of Infront Sports & Media’s covers all major aspects of the marketing and technical development of the Chinese
Infront Asia has been appointed exclusive global marketing partner for China’s national basketball teams until the end of 2008.
The deal between the China Basketball Association (CBA) and the wholly owned subsidiary of Infront Sports & Media’s covers all major aspects of the marketing and technical development of the Chinese
Infront Asia has been appointed exclusive global marketing partner for China’s national basketball teams until the end of 2008.
Soccer's world governing body says the promotion involved the unauthorised use of its intellectual property and World Cup tickets.
FIFA has shown its teeth ahead of this summer's World Cup by ending a parasite promotion by a Burger King franchise in Israel.
The third round begins in Bilbao on October 22, 2006.
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, 32, joins the World Tour after more than six years working at ISAF, the world governing body for the sport.
Craig Mitchell has been appointed director of the World Match Racing Tour, sailing’s successor to the Swedish Match Tour.
The Daily Telegraph reports the BRDC, which owns the circuit, will next month discuss plans for developers St Modwen to revamp the 800-acre site.
The British Racing Drivers Club is reported to be split over the future of Silverstone and the British Grand Prix.
Sochi, an international resort by the Black Sea in the south of Russia, launched its bid in July 2005 with the full backing of the Russian Government, National Olympic Committee and the Mayor of Sochi
Sochi 2014, the Russian bid to host the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, has appointed IMG and Weber Shandwick to support its campaign.
Felix Alvarez-Garmon, TWI's senior vice president for operations across those regions, is based in Florida, effective immediately, and will continue to be responsible for sales and for developing new
TWI is looking to strengthen its presence in Latin America, the Caribbean and US Hispanic markets by moving a key senior executive to Miami.
The appointment was confirmed by the ticketing sub-committee, comprising representatives of FIFA and the German local organising committee.
Auditing and consulting firm Ernst & Young (Switzerland) will serve as independent external auditors to monitor ticketing for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
The LMA represents all managers and former managers of clubs in the English Premier and Football Leagues.
Macesport has been appointed as the first official media and public relations consultant to the League Managers Association (LMA).
Regan, aged 41, will succeed Colin Graves, Yorkshire’s current chief executive, although Graves will remain heavily involved with the club and will continue to be a board member.
The Yorkshire County Cricket Club has appointed Stewart Regan to the board as the club’s new chief executive.
The meeting will be held in Karachi on Thursday this week.
The session will also be attended by representatives from several major broadcasters and media rights holders.
The International Cricket Council has called together representatives from its full member countries to discuss the issue of television rights in India.
Deighton's selection follows an extensive three-month international search for one of the most sought after positions in world sport.
Paul Deighton, chief operating officer of Goldman Sachs' European business, is the new CEO for the London Olympic Games Organising Committee (LOCOG).
Higgins currently leads a company that redevelops and regenerates blighted land in England.
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.
Higgins currently leads a company that redevelops and regenerates blighted land in England.
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.
The appointment is effective from January 1, 2006.
Adidas-Salomon AG has appointed Rob Langstaff as president of adidas America Inc., its North American subsidiary.
It is the second year running the agency has scooped the award and it also regained the title ‘best overall agency’, as well as picking up another award for best employee benefits with a marketing
Redmandarin has been named as the top marketing agency to work for in the 2005 Marketing Employer of the Year survey.
In Kenya, Jambo means hello.
In Scotland, Jambo means goodbye.
Editorial director Kevin Roberts reviews some of the issues from the past seven days.
It was appointed by Lansdowne Road Stadium Development Company, led by Project Management Group.
Franklin Sports Business has been appointed to the project management team for the B
The appointment takes immediate effect and will see Ontrack Marketing, an independent sponsorship consultancy, develop and implement a marketing communications programme to activate Oki’s sponsorshi
Ontrack Marketing has been appointed by OKI Printing Solutions to activate their sponsorship of English Premiership side Portsmouth.
The rights include the television and radio rights to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2014 FIFA World Cup and other FIFA events to be staged between 2007 and 2014.
FIFA has launched a public tender process to select and appoint an agent to exploit its media rights in Asia.
His appointment takes effect from September 1, 2005. He is currently employed by one of Proactive ScandinaviaC-s sister companies, Active Sports Marketing, as operations director based in the UK.
European integrated sports management and marketing company, Proactive Scandinavia A/S, has appointed James Perry as administration director.
Odgers, Ray & Berndtson will begin work immediately.
London 2012 has appointed Odgers Ray & Berndtson to handle the appointment of the CEO for the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG).
Johnson will take over as president from September 19, after serving as president and CEO of the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA).
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 will report to Jonathan Sully, Vice President, International Marketing, and will focus on developing and extending relationships with WWE's international broadcast partners.
WWE has appointed Toby Feldman to the newly created role of TV Affiliate Marketing Manager as it expands its international operation.
Proprietor Jeremy Shepherd said: “We are delighted to launch our new website which offers candidates the opportunity to register their information and career aspirations with us.
Executive search and selection company, SportExec, has launched a new website.
Chairman of the Australian A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Alan Jones, confirmed Rod Paech’s appointment as general manager and Greg Eaton as race/operations director.
The Australian A1 Grand Prix franchise has appointed its management team and the companies that will provide marketing and promotional support.
Chairman of the Australian A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Alan Jones, confirmed Rod Paech’s appointment as general manager and Greg Eaton as race/operations director.
The Australian A1 Grand Prix franchise has appointed its management team and the companies that will provide marketing and promotional support.
