Industry Moves

Table Tennis
Governance

Liu Guoliang, the most powerful administrator in world table tennis, has sprung a surprise by resigning as president of the Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA)
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Two Circles has lost one of its leading executives in North America after Adam Davis called time on his three-and-a-half-years at the sports marketing agency
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Czech broadcaster TV Nova has made Anna Lenerova its director of sports acquisition and pay-television channels following the recent merger of its international streaming service Voyo and O2’s television offerings.
Multi-sport
Industry Moves

Cyril Linette, who ran unsuccessfully for the presidency of France's Professional Football League (LFP) last year, has been appointed chief executive of the organising committee for the 2030 Winter Olympic Games in the French Alps.
Football
Industry Moves

Sports marketer Sarah Kendall has been appointed head of commercial partnerships at the Football Association (FA), as the English governing body returns to the Fuse agency to fill a key commercial role.
Football
Industry Moves

Vinai Venkatesham, the former chief executive of Arsenal, has taken up a new role as chief executive of the club’s North London rival, Tottenham Hotspur.
Skiing
Industry Moves

David Nilsson is standing down from his role managing Ski Classics, having launched the initial concept for the series of long-distance skiing events 17 years ago
Football
Industry Moves

Nicolas de Tavernost, the 74-year-old former president of commercial broadcaster M6 and Bordeaux, is set to be the new CEO of LFP Media, the commercial rights entity of France’s Professional Football League.
Tennis
Industry Moves

Massimo Calvelli, who announced his exit as chief executive of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) last Friday, is to join private equity firm RedBird Capital Partners as an operating partner
Tennis
Governance

The ATP is losing its chief executive at the height of a legal battle with its players, after Massimo Calvelli announced he will depart in June
Volleyball
Industry Moves

Volleyball World chief executive Finn Taylor is leaving his role, just over four years after coming on board to lead the commercial entity formed after CVC invested $100m (€92.5m) in a 33-per-cent stake.
Multiple Sports
Sponsorship & Marketing

Sid Lee, the multi-disciplinary creative agency owned by Japanese advertising giant Hakuhodo, is set to launch a new global sports practice, SportBusiness can reveal.
American Football
Fan Engagement

The National Football League and Major League Baseball are making moves into the influencer marketing space, with both properties looking to fill key executive positions
Football
Industry Moves

Relevent Sports Group is recruiting a London-based chief commercial officer to head up the creation and delivery of global sponsorship and licensing sales to Uefa club competitions, SportBusiness understands
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Mediapro has recruited all three Libero 33 executives, including co-founders Sunil Kaikini and Austin Houlihan, to head up a new office in London, SportBusiness understands
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Alex Rice, chief commercial officer at Stats Perform, is to leave the sports data and betting rights aggregator, SportBusiness understands
Tennis
Governance

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is on the search for a new chief executive, with Kelly Fairweather to leave the governing body later this year
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

IMG has appointed Francisco Pazmino as vice-president of rights in Latin America, one of two key positions it has been looking to fill in the region