Industry Moves
Zimmerman-Nénon joins Marseille as chief marketing and revenue officer
Nathalie Zimmerman-Nénon has joined Olympique de Marseille as chief marketing and revenue officer.
Simplebet secures Murren appointment, DraftKings partnership
Sports betting startup Simplebet has bolstered its executive ranks with the appointment of former MGM Resorts International chairman and chief executive Jim Murren to its board of directors
Legends names pair of managing directors in Europe
Premium experiences company continues to bulk up its international profile
Copa90 appoints Berisha as first head of cryptomedia
Digital sports media company Copa90 has strengthened its offering in the rapidly evolving cryptocurrency and NFT space by appointing Petrit Berisha as its first-ever head of cryptomedia
NFL hires former Ford executive Ballew as chief data and analytics officer
The National Football League has appointed former Ford Motor Company senior executive Paul Ballew as its new chief data and analytics officer
Australian Professional Leagues appoints Optus Sport’s Bayliss as director of content
Richard Bayliss, the former director of sport at pay-television broadcaster Optus Sport, has joined the Australian Professional Leagues in the newly-created position of director of content
Endeavor adds technology executive Reses to board
Endeavor, the sports and entertainment group that owns the IMG agency, has appointed Jacqueline Reses to its board of directors
News Corp’s Singh named Ironman Group CFO
The Ironman Group has named Ajay Singh of News Corp as its new chief financial officer
Amazon hires NFL Network veteran Muriano to oversee US-based sports production
Online retail and streaming giant Amazon has hired Mike Muriano, formerly of NFL Network, to lead its US-based live sports production
Hawks hire Browning as chief financial officer
The National Basketball Association's Atlanta Hawks have appointed Joel Browning as the new executive vice president and chief financial officer of the team and State Farm Arena
WME Sports hires Texas Rangers’ Januszewski to run property unit
WME Sports, part of the Endeavor Group, has hired Texas Rangers executive Joe Januszewski as senior vice-president and division head of its full-service property solutions division, which delivers stadium…
Genius Sports hires former ESPN, NFL executive Bornstein
Highly accomplished figure to serve as company president of North America
MLB hires Timpone as CMO
League appoints former Marriott, Disney executive to key senior-level role
CGF names World Rugby’s Sadleir as new CEO
The Commonwealth Games Federation has announced the appointment of Katie Sadleir as its new chief executive, replacing David Grevemberg, who stepped down earlier this year
Negus steps down as FMA sponsorship head
Ned Negus has stepped down from leading the sponsorship sales team at the Football Marketing Asia agency, for family reasons
Bayern’s head of international relationships Ruwe to join Fifa
Benno Ruwe, head of international relationships and product development at Bayern Munich, has left the Bundesliga side to take up a position at Fifa next month
Canal Plus sports department reshuffle ‘to lead to Lahaye exit’
A reorganisation in the sports department at Canal Plus, the French pay-television broadcaster, is to lead to the departure of Didier Lahaye, deputy director of sports, it has been reported
Formula 1 hospitality director Beavan to step down
Formula 1 has announced that its global director of hospitality and experiences, Kate Beavan will step down from her role at the end of August 2021