Industry Moves

Rugby
Governance

Hamish McLennan was ousted as chairman of Rugby Australia at a late-night board meeting yesterday (Sunday), and has been replaced by Daniel Herbert.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

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.
Football
Industry Moves

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

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
US College Sport
Sponsorship & Marketing

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…
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

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
Motorsport
Industry Moves

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

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

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.
Golf
Industry Moves

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…
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

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…
Football
Governance

James Rushton, the former DAZN chief executive, is to lead the Australian Professional Leagues (APL) alongside commissioner Nick Garcia, following the exit today (Friday) of chief executive Danny Townsend
Multiple Sports
Media

Spring Media, the Sweden-based international sports media agency, has announced the integration of recent acquisitions Athletic Sports Group (ASG) and Hogmore under the Spring Media brand, while Hans Svelander has been appointed as the company’s chief commercial officer.
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

UK-based sports production company Sunset+Vine has appointed Peter Angell as chief executive.
Multiple Sports
Media

Iris Sport Media, the company set up by Ioris Francini and his former IMG colleagues Floris Weisz and Luca Baldanza, has officially launched in the market, positioning itself as a forward-looking boutique…
Cricket
Industry Moves

Sportfive’s appointment of former World Sport Group executive Venu Nair has signalled the ambition of the agency to win new business in cricket as it builds up its operations in Asia.
Golf
Industry Moves

TMRW Sports, the company founded by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and sports executive Mike McCarley which is behind TGL, has announced a raft of new hires as it continues to gear up to the January launch of the tech-focused golf league.
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Veronica Diquattro, one of the leading executives at DAZN Group, has exited the sports industry to join Omio, an online travel comparison and booking website