40 Sports Business Arrivals/Departures of the Month: October 2013

November 1, 2013

Our Top Appointments this Month are Wolfgang Niersbach who was re-elected German Football Association President and Kim Jin-Sun who retained his position as President for the organising committee for Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics.

But notable other movements included International Softball Federation President Don Porter leaving the organisation after a 48 year association. HRH Prince Feisal was also re-elected for a third term as Jordan Olympic Committee President.

Our Full List here (in date order):

1

World Taekwondo Federation Appoints IOC’s Ivan Dibos as Vice President

Thursday, 31 October 2013

2

Former FA Head of Security Ray Whitworth Joins MLS

Thursday, 31 October 2013

3

Stevenage Name Barry Webber as New CEO

Thursday, 31 October 2013

4

Tommy Smith Named President & CEO of Tennessee Titans Following Bud Adams Death

Wednesday, 30 October 2013

5

Andrew Tharle Joins Golf New South Wales Board

Wednesday, 30 October 2013

6

Sport England Announces Seven High Profile Additions to Board

Wednesday, 30 October 2013

7

David Sweetman Set to Leave Diageo to Become Scottish Hockey CEO

Tuesday, 29 October 2013

8

Nottingham Rugby Announces Commercial Personnel Shakeup

Tuesday, 29 October 2013

9

SPFL CEO Neil Doncaster Joins European Professional Football Leagues Board

Tuesday, 29 October 2013

10

Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission Appoints Carey Brown as Executive Ahead of WADA Visit

Monday, 28 October 2013

11

Don Porter Steps Down as Softball President, McMann Takes Over

Monday, 28 October 2013

12 

Wolfgang Niersbach Re-Elected as DFB President

Monday, 28 October 2013

13

Frederic Thiriez Hired as EPFL Chairman

Friday, 25 October 2013

14

Fuse Appoint Kate Fairclough as Senior Account Director

Tuesday, 22 October 2013

15

HRH Prince Feisal to Serve Third Term as JOC President

Tuesday, 22 October 2013

16

Cinquanta to Step Down as International Skating President

Monday, 21 October 2013

17

IOC Appoints Head of Executive Office

Monday, 21 October 2013

18

Nolan Ryan Resigns as Texas Rangers CEO

Friday, 18 October 2013

19

Bradford Bulls Appoint Local Businessman Andrew Calvert as Financial Director

Friday, 18 October 2013

20

Levy Restaurants Appoints New Head of Marketing

Friday, 18 October 2013

21

Paul Downton Named New Managing Director of English Cricket

Wednesday, 16 October 2013

22

John Coates Becomes Chairman of Coordination Commission for Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Wednesday, 16 October 2013

23

Richard Carrion Resigns from IOC Finance Commission Role

Wednesday, 16 October 2013

24

Cycling Australia in Search for New CEO as Fredericks Quits

Wednesday, 16 October 2013

25

Head of WTA Media Binns Joins Racecourse Media Group as Director

Wednesday, 16 October 2013

26

Jeff Dahnert Resigns as President & CEO of Sports Car Club of America

Tuesday, 15 October 2013

27

Sam Chadwick Appointed FFA Cup General Manager

Monday, 14 October 2013

28

Kim Jin-sun Retains Pyeongchang 2018 Presidency for Second Term

Monday, 14 October 2013

29

Pierre Duval Joins FAI’s Marketing Company FAME as Board Member

Friday, 11 October 2013

30

Curt Harnett Appointed Toronto 2015 Chef de Mission

Thursday, 10 October 2013

31

Synergy Sponsorship Appoint Josh Robinson as Head of Digital

Thursday, 10 October 2013

32

Andrew Strauss Distances Himself from ECB Managing Director Role

Wednesday, 09 October 2013

33

British Racing Drivers’ Club Appoints John Grant as New Chairman

Tuesday, 08 October 2013

34

Former RFU CEO John Steele Becomes English Institute of Sport Chair

Tuesday, 08 October 2013

35

Hugh Robertson Replaced by Helen Grant as British Sports Minister

Monday, 07 October 2013

36

Jean-Michel Saive Elected Chair of European Olympic Athletes’ Commission

Monday, 07 October 2013

37

Bill Sweeney Appointed British Olympic Association CEO

Monday, 07 October 2013

38

FOX International Channels Appoints Todd Siegel as EVP of International Sales

Friday, 04 October 2013

39

Phoenix Coyotes Hires Three New Executives to Front Office

Wednesday, 02 October 2013

40

Accrington Stanley Looks to Strengthen Commercial Operations with Two Appoitnments

Tuesday, 01 October 2013