Industry Moves
Swimming Australia names Olympic medallist Baumann as new CEO
Swimming Australia has appointed double Olympic gold medallist Alex Baumann as chief executive of the governing body
K Madhavan becomes president of Disney and Star in India
K Madhavan has been appointed president of The Walt Disney Company India and Disney-owned pay-television platform Star India
Schneider to succeed Welts as Warriors president, COO
The National Basketball Association's Golden State Warriors have appointed Brandon Schneider as the organization's new president and chief operating officer, succeeding Hall of Fame executive Rick Welts
MLB hires WWE’s Stedman to new strategy role
Executive will lead newly formed strategy and development department
DraftKings appoints Angiolet as inaugural chief media officer
Leading US gaming company DraftKings has appointed Brian Angiolet, the former senior vice president and chief business officer at Verizon, as the company’s inaugural chief media officer.
Motorsport Network hires Stegelmann as CCO
Digital media company Motorsport Network has appointed Lars Stegelmann as its chief commercial officer
Pérez elected unopposed for fifth consecutive term as Real Madrid president
Florentino Pérez has been officially re-elected as president of Real Madrid for a fifth consecutive term, and his sixth in total, the club has announced.
W Series recruits FA’s Gracey as head of broadcast, media rights
W Series, the all-female motorsport competition, has recruited the Football Association’s Tom Gracey as its head of broadcast and media rights.
Tebas to represent European Leagues on Uefa ExCo
European Leagues, an organisation that promotes the growth of professional football in Europe, has announced that LaLiga president Javier Tebas has been appointed as its new representative on the Uefa…
Former Seven head of sport Shtein joins Gravity Media
Gravity Media, the broadcast production and outside broadcast services company, has appointed former Seven head of sport Saul Shtein as its director for production and content in Australia
Nugent leaves Infront’s iX.co digital and technology operation
David Nugent, the chief commercial officer at iX.co, the digital media and solutions company owned by the Infront agency, is leaving his position
WEC chief executive Neveu takes up advisory role with Motorsport Games
Motorsport Games, the video game division of digital media group Motorsport Network, has appointed Gérard Neveu, the former chief executive of the World Endurance Championship (WEC), as its new motorsports …
Welts to step down as Warriors president and COO
Highly accomplished executive spent nearly five decades in basketball
Fraser named senior commercial manager for 2023 Cycling World Championships
The organisers of the inaugural UCI Cycling World Championships in 2023 in Glasgow and across Scotland have appointed Cameron Fraser as senior commercial manager
PFL promotes Mack to senior vice president of corporate communications
The Professional Fighters League has promoted senior executive Loren Mack to the role of senior vice president of corporate communications shortly ahead of the 2021 season
Recast appoints commercial director Cook to drive UK growth
Recast, the new UK-based direct-to-consumer video platform, has appointed James Cook as its commercial director
Kelleher, Wile promoted in Nascar executive shake-up
Frank Kelleher, Nascar's senior vice president and chief sales officer, has been appointed as Daytona International Speedway president.
Top Rank hires Kelly to newly created CRO role
Industry veteran joins leading boxing promoter