Industry Moves
Discovery-backed Play Sports Group in the hunt for CMO
Play Sports Group, the Discovery-owned digital sports media company focused on cycling and triathlon, is looking to recruit a chief marketing officer
Ruggiero appointed as independent member of World Rugby’s Executive Committee
Angela Ruggiero, the chief executive and founder of the Sports Innovation Lab, Olympic gold medal-winning ice hockey player, and former chief strategy officer of the LA 2028 Olympics bid, has been appointed…
Lagardère’s Cubillos becomes chief commercial officer at Tribe Sports Marketing
Pedro Cubillos, a longstanding executive at the Lagardère Sports agency, has taken up the role of chief commercial officer at Tribe Sports Marketing, the newly-created boutique agency with offices in …
AFC turns to experienced Rogers for commercial director role
The Asian Football Confederation has named Andrew Rogers, a sports marketing executive who counts Team Marketing and Fifa among his former employers, as commercial director
Gould named CEO at IMG’s BSI Speedway
BSI Speedway, the IMG-owned motor racing promoter and FIM Speedway World Championships rights-holder, has named Steve Gould as its new managing director
Former Octagon executive Feneart appointed Valladolid CEO as Ronaldo overhaul starts
Octagon veteran Matthieu Feneart has been promoted to chief executive of LaLiga side Real Valladolid as the club’s new majority stakeholder, former Real Madrid and Brazil forward Ronaldo Luis Nazario, b…
Former Lagardère executives Gaede and Ruhnau launch consultancy business
Nicolas Gaede and Ulrik Ruhnau, both formerly of Lagardère Sports (and the erstwhile Sportfive business), have launched a new sports consultancy firm, CSIGHT Gmbh.
Infront Germany appoints manager of creative strategy
Infront Germany, an arm of the international sports marketing agency, has named Christoph Seeger as manager of creative strategy
Glasgow 2018’s Hartley to join European Championships Management
Colin Hartley, the championships director at the 2018 European Championships held in Glasgow, is to join European Championships Management, the organisation that developed the new quadrennial multi-sport…
Former FIS official Carlsson appointed IBU secretary general
The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has appointed Niklas Carlsson, former chief executive of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Åre 2019, to be its new permanent secretary general.