45 Sports Business Arrivals/Departures of the Month: January 2014

February 3, 2014

Our Top Mover this month was Sandro Rosell who resigned as FC Barcelona President.

A number of other notable executives who left their jobs include Patrick Louis who left Lotus F1 as CEO and Nicola Cortese who stepped down as Southampton FC Chairman.

January 2014 was also the last month NBA Commissioner David Stern was in charge and handed over the reigns to Adam Silver on February 1.

Our Full List Here (in date order):

1

Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan Am Games Agree Severance Package for Former CEO

Friday, 31 January 2014

2

Mark Tatum Becomes NBA’s Deputy Commissioner as Silver Set to Take Top Job

Friday, 31 January 2014

3

Hooper to Step Down as Commonwealth Games CEO after Glasgow 2014

Thursday, 30 January 2014

4

McLaren Mercedes to Appoint New CEO in Organisational Structure Changes

Wednesday, 29 January 2014

5

Atlanta Falcons Extends Rich McKay’s Contract as President & CEO

Tuesday, 28 January 2014

6

Kent Cricket Name Graham Johnson as Club President

Tuesday, 28 January 2014

7

ITF Appoints Former Tennis Australia Director to Consult on Asia-Pacific Commercial Matters

Tuesday, 28 January 2014

8

Tennis Canada Names New President & CEO

Tuesday, 28 January 2014

9

Williams Advanced Engineering Appoints New Managing Director

Tuesday, 28 January 2014

10 

World Squash Chief Ramachandran Set to be IOA President

Sunday, 26 January 2014

11

Lotus F1 Chairman Lopez to Assume Team Principal Role after Boullier Departure

Friday, 24 January 2014

12

Sandro Rosell Quits as FC Barcelona President, Successor Named

Friday, 24 January 2014

13

Former Jaguar Global Sponsorship Director Joins Performance Communications

Thursday, 23 January 2014

14

Southampton FC Appoints New Interim CEO after Cortese Departure

Wednesday, 22 January 2014

15

Paraag Marathe Promoted to San Francisco 49ers President

Wednesday, 22 January 2014

16

Dominic Anghileri Joins ITF as Executive Director of Finance

Wednesday, 22 January 2014

17

FOX Sports Appoints Sam Leadsom to VP Role in Singapore

Wednesday, 22 January 2014

18

FC Dallas Appoints Dan Hunt as President

Tuesday, 21 January 2014

19

Women’s Squash Association Reveal New President & Board Members

Tuesday, 21 January 2014

20

1860 Munich Appoints Markus Rejek as Managing Director

Monday, 20 January 2014

21

Jerome Champagne Confirms FIFA Presidency Bid

Monday, 20 January 2014

22

FAI Appoints Susanne Schödel as New Secretary General

Sunday, 19 January 2014

23

English Table Tennis Association Chairman Andy Seward Passes Away

Friday, 17 January 2014

24

Ron Dennis Appointed CEO of McLaren Group

Thursday, 16 January 2014

25

Nicola Cortese Quits as Southampton Chairman

Wednesday, 15 January 2014

26

Zaka Ashraf Reinstated as Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman

Wednesday, 15 January 2014

27

Jörg Degenhart Elected to Bundesliga Foundation Board

Wednesday, 15 January 2014

28

Huddersfield Town Appoints Ross Wilson to Board of Directors

Wednesday, 15 January 2014

29

Learfield Sports Appoints Former NASCAR VP Marc Jenkins as COO

Tuesday, 14 January 2014

30

brandRapport Appoints Two New Directors to Lead Samsung/Chelsea & LV= Accounts

Monday, 13 January 2014

31

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori to Head Tokyo 2020 Olympic Committee

Sunday, 12 January 2014

32

Former Scottish Rugby Union Chief Becomes Sales Sharks New Chairman

Sunday, 12 January 2014

33

David Wilson Promoted to President of Toyota Racing Development

Friday, 10 January 2014

34

Richard Buck Named NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Managing Director

Friday, 10 January 2014

35

Wayne Taylor Racing Announce New President & COO

Friday, 10 January 2014

36

Havas Reveals Leadership Changes with New CEO

Thursday, 09 January 2014

37

Adidas Appoint Eric Liedtke to Executive Board for Global Brands

Thursday, 09 January 2014

38

Jan Menneken Set to Step Down as Executive Director of Commercial at ITF

Wednesday, 08 January 2014

39

Richard Heaselgrave Leaves Chief Commercial Officer Post at Football League

Tuesday, 07 January 2014

40

Patrick Louis Steps Down as Lotus F1 CEO

Tuesday, 07 January 2014

41

Former Lloyds Olympic Director Sally Hancock Named Chair of Women’s Sport & Fitness Foundation

Monday, 06 January 2014

42

brandRapport Hire New Head of Digital

Monday, 06 January 2014

43

Lord Howard Quits as Arena Racing Company Chairman

Thursday, 02 January 2014

44

Simon Ellen Secures New Term as Racecourse Media Group Chairman

Thursday, 02 January 2014

45

Dr. Harvey W. Schiller Named USA Handball President & Chairman

Thursday, 02 January 2014