Industry Moves

Joel Seymour-Hyde has left his role as managing director of Octagon UK after more than 16 years with the agency

M&C Saatchi Sport and Entertainment (S&E) top executives Steve Martin and Jamie Wynne-Morgan have left the agency after nearly two decades following a major restructure of its UK operations.

Esteve Calzada, one of football's top marketing executives, has quit his role as chief commercial officer at the City Football Group, the multi-club ownership group spearheaded by Manchester City, to join…

Jeff Shell, the former chief executive of NBCUniversal (NBCU), is to join US private equity firm RedBird Capital Partners to lead its sports and entertainment investment business

South African public-service broadcaster, the SABC, has appointed Nomsa Chabeli as its new group chief executive

WTA Ventures, the new commercial arm of the Women’s Tennis Association, has hired the World Surf League’s chief marketing officer, Sarah Swanson, as its chief brand officer, along with making two more additions to the team.

Major League Baseball has hired Josh Clark as senior vice-president of content distribution as the league and its broadcast department wades through the ongoing regional sports network (RSN) turmoil

Hamish McLennan was ousted as chairman of Rugby Australia at a late-night board meeting yesterday (Sunday), and has been replaced by Daniel Herbert.

Experienced broadcast executive Laurent Prud’homme is leaving his role as chief executive of L’Équipe to become chief executive of Olympique Lyonnais under the John Textor era.

Oscar Mayo is leaving his role as executive director of LaLiga to join Atlético Madrid, one of the Spanish league's powerhouses.

Andreas Jung, one of the leading commercial executives in German football, is to leave his role as the board member responsible for marketing at Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich at the end of the season

Global premium experiences company Legends is planning to expand its business in the US college sports sector with the launch of Legends College, a new division that will increase the range of services…

IMG has strengthened its fast-growing studios business with the appointment today (Wednesday) of Ian Moffitt to the newly created role of senior vice-president of business development

The Renault-owned Formula 1 team Alpine has appointed former Brentford executive James Parkinson as its new UK commercial director

Spain's LaLiga has promoted its commercial and marketing director Jorge de la Vega to the position of deputy executive general director

Mediapro, the Spain-based sports rights and broadcast production group, has announced today (Friday) that founding member Jaume Roures will leave the company after almost 30 years.

The Saudi-backed LIV Golf has announced the appointment of experienced US sports and entertainment executive Lawrence Burian as chief operating officer (COO), a rare hire for the organisation after a number…

SRJ Sports Investments, the new vehicle created by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) to further grow the kingdom's presence within global sport, has appointed Australian football executive D…