Industry Moves

Chinese technology company Lenovo, which has secured top-level sponsorship deals with Fifa and Formula 1 in recent months, has appointed Hannah Baber as its new head of global partnerships

Everton FC has announced Angus Kinnear as its new CEO as owner The Friedkin Group reorganises the club’s leadership team ahead of a summer move to a new stadium.

The WSL's expansion strategy is far from being cemented, but has already created a backlash and public clarifications.

The English Rugby Football Union's commercial director, Stuart Ramsey, has left the organisation and will be named chief commercial officer of the Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO).

DAZN has hired former NBA executive Chus Bueno to head up a new basketball vertical that pools together its rights in different markets and the OTT streaming tie-up with the International Basketball Federation (Fiba).

Kit McConnell, one of the most experienced administrators in world sport, is to leave the International Olympic Committee after more than a decade to join the organising committee of the Brisbane 2032…

Nick von Doetinchem is among the high-profile departures at Legends, with the premium experiences company undergoing a major restructure of its European operations following the takeover of ASM Global.

Manchester United have recruited the experienced Marc Armstrong to the role of chief business officer as the revenue generating sectors of sponsorship, e-commerce and ticketing are brought together under his direction.

European Leagues, which is juggling a lawsuit with Fifa with establishing a new centralised media rights strategy for smaller members, has initiated a recruitment process for the successor to managing director Jacco Swart.

Emily Prazer, Formula 1’s chief commercial officer, will take on the role of president of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, with race chief executive Renee Wilm shifting her focus to Liberty Media.

CAA Sports has announced the appointment of Lucy Englander, the former commercial director for Saracens, and one-time Eurosport and Discovery executive Jonathan Davies to its property sales and executive search divisions respectively.

Geoff Allardice has resigned as chief executive of the International Cricket Council (ICC) after four years in the role, saying it is the "right time to pursue new challenges"

Benjamin Kikwaki, the International Basketball Federation's long-serving head of global sales, is reuniting with his former Sportfive colleague Sean O'Reilly at the Orsen sports marketing agency, SportBusiness can reveal.

Will Staeger is departing as chief media officer of LIV Golf shortly after the franchise-based league sealed its major domestic rights deal with Fox Sports.

Octagon has appointed Kim Anderson as its managing director in Australia as the agency looks to build its on-the-ground presence ahead of what has been dubbed a “golden decade” for sport in the country.

Iris Sport Media has recruited the experienced broadcast and agency executive Lara Vanjak to head up its new business activities across the verticals of media rights distribution, capital advisory and consulting.