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Zhang replaced as Wanda Sports chairman, Ironman sale complete

Lin Zhang, chairman of Wanda Sports Group during the company's IPO in New York in July 2019 (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images).

Lin Zhang, chairman and board member at Wanda Sports Group, the owner of the Infront agency, among other interests in sport, has relinquished his roles and will be succeeded as chairman by Maojun Zeng, who has been with the Wanda conglomerate for 14 years.

Wanda Sports announced today (Monday) that Zhang was stepping down from his positions to “assume a new role within the broader Wanda Group”.

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