Industry Moves

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.

Tennis Europe, the regional governing body for the sport, has elected the Czech Republic’s Ivo Kaderka as its new president.

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

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…

Carlo Nohra has switched roles within World Wrestling Entertainment after being named as vice-president and general manager in the Asia-Pacific region

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Human resources company Kilpatrick has launched a dedicated sports executive search and HR solutions arm

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…

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, the chairman of electronics giant Samsung and an honorary International Olympic Committee member, has died at the age of 78

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

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

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…

The Rugby League World Cup 2021 commercial team has been expanded by the arrival of Sophie Pontifex from the Octagon agency as sponsorship lead

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 Cricket chairman Gregor Barclay is expected to compete against Singapore’s Imran Khwaja to become the new chairman of the International Cricket Council.

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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