Industry Moves
Phillips promoted to expanded role at NBC Sports
NBC Sports Group has promoted senior executive Damon Phillips to the newly-created position of senior vice president of strategic initiatives and head of diversity and inclusion.
Czech Republic’s Kaderka elected president of Tennis Europe
Tennis Europe, the regional governing body for the sport, has elected the Czech Republic’s Ivo Kaderka as its new president.
World Rugby bolsters in-house sales with Synnott hire, WRC leads replacement search
World Rugby has recruited Chris Synnott from WRC Promoter, the commercial arm of the FIA World Rally Championship, as its head of broadcast and media rights sales as it builds up its in-house capabilities
Outgoing president Bartomeu claims Barcelona ‘agrees’ to European Super League
Josep Maria Bartomeu has resigned as president of Barcelona and claimed that the Spanish LaLiga club has given its initial approval to a 'European Super League' amid ongoing reports surrounding a new competition…
Nohra swaps Mena for APAC in new WWE role
Carlo Nohra has switched roles within World Wrestling Entertainment after being named as vice-president and general manager in the Asia-Pacific region
BetMGM hires ESPN’s Spoon for COO role
Executive helped establish sports media giant's digital leadership position
Executive search firm Kilpatrick launches sports unit
Human resources company Kilpatrick has launched a dedicated sports executive search and HR solutions arm
Ricci Bitti set for third ASOIF term, FEI’s Ibáñez heads diversity and gender equality
Francesco Ricci Bitti is set to be awarded another term as president of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) after being named as the only candidate in an election to be…
TV2 esports and football head Hvid to leave
Allan Hvid, the head of esports and football at TV2 Denmark, the government-owned subscription and free-to-air broadcaster, is to leave his position at the end of the year in order to form his own company
Lee Kun-hee, Samsung chairman and honorary IOC member, dies aged 78
Lee Kun-hee, the chairman of electronics giant Samsung and an honorary International Olympic Committee member, has died at the age of 78
DFL chief Seifert to step down in 2022
Christian Seifert has today (Monday) announced that he will step down as chief executive of the German Football League (DFL) when his contract expires in June 2022
IMG awards Guinness and Mandel leading international media positions
The Endeavor-owned IMG agency has announced new positions for Chris Guinness and Hillary Mandel, two of its leading media rights executives, with the duo both promoted to the role of executive vice-president
Speier to leave Infront with Lindemann stepping into VP role
The Infront Sports & Media agency has announced that Joel Speier, the organisation's vice-president strategy, business development and M&A, is set to leave the firm at the end of January 2021, after a…
Rugby League World Cup 2021 hires Octagon’s Pontifex as sponsorship lead
The Rugby League World Cup 2021 commercial team has been expanded by the arrival of Sophie Pontifex from the Octagon agency as sponsorship lead
SailGP recruits former Sky social purpose campaign head in sustainability push
The SailGP sailing series has appointed Fiona Morgan, previously a leading figure at Sky’s corporate and social purpose division, to the newly-created position of director of purpose and impact.
New Zealand’s Barclay set to challenge Khwaja for ICC chairmanship
New Zealand Cricket chairman Gregor Barclay is expected to compete against Singapore’s Imran Khwaja to become the new chairman of the International Cricket Council.
Legendary hockey announcer Emrick retires
47-year career regarded as one of the very best in history of sports broadcasting
IMG Media’s Rojas to lead Kosmos Tennis
Kosmos Tennis, the investment group that backs the Davis Cup, has hired Enric Rojas, a senior media rights executive at the IMG agency, as its new chief executive