British Olympic Association (BOA) Chairman Colin Moynihan has decided to leave his post later this year.

Moynihan, who helped steer Team GB to 29 gold medals and third place in the medal table at London 2012,  will step down in November when a successor is elected.

He revealed that his priorities include a smooth hand-over to his successor, ensuring there is a strong sports policy so the momentum from the Games is not lost.

In his letter, Lord Moynihan wrote: “Firstly, I want to congratulate you all on a magnificent Olympic Games and to thank you for all that you have done to ensure their success.

“The last two weeks have united and inspired the whole country and have surpassed all expectations.

“I am enormously proud to be able to say that with your help, Team GB has not only succeeded at London 2012, it has excelled.

“It means that our athletes’ success in Beijing 2008, now built on and furthered during London 2012, can be carried forward with renewed confidence in Rio 2016.

“As a result of the success of Team GB, the reputation of the BOA, its staff and volunteers is rightly at an all-time high. We now have a unique opportunity to capitalise on this success and to build a stronger and even more victorious team in the future.

“Put simply: this was a job outstandingly well done by everyone who works at the BOA, the governing bodies and the volunteers who joined the BOA team in the run-up to the Games and I am exceptionally grateful to you all.

The former Sports Minister will focus on his family and his energy sector business interests after he leaves the BOA.

It’s just days until the winners of the Hollis Sponsorship Awards 2012 will be announced at the Gala Dinner on March 27^th 2012 at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square.  The Hollis Sponsorship Awards recognise and reward the very best and most effective sponsorship campaigns.  Judged by industry experts, malady shortlisted and winning campaigns aren’t just clever, creative, innovative campaigns (though they certainly are) – they work and their submissions prove it.

To see who’s in line to win the highly-coveted category trophies, Consultancy of the Year and the Sponsorship of the Year trophies, please visit www.sponsorship-awards.co.uk and click on the Shortlist button.  New for this year is the Sponsorship Innovation of the Year prize – in the running for this prize are Betfair, BP, TRESemmé and the campaign VIY – Volunteer It Yourself.    We will also be announcing our people prizes – the Barrie Gill Award for Most Promising Young Sponsorship Executive and Sponsorship Personality of the Year.

If you would like to join the celebrations, please book your tickets this week as there are a very limited number of places left. To book, please go towww.sponsorship-awards.co.uk and click on Attend the Awards.

 

Im Geschäftsjahr 2011/2012, capsule das am 30.06.2012 endete, pill reduzierten sich die Gesamterträge der SV Werder Bremen GmbH & Co KG aA gegenüber dem vorherigen Jahresabschnitt um 24,2 Mio. Euro auf 95,6 Mio. Euro und führten zu einem Nachsteuerergebnis von -13,9 Mio. Euro. Nach dem zweithöchsten Gewinn der Werder-Historie im Vorjahr (8,2 Mio. Euro) konnten die Bremer damit erstmals nach sieben Jahren keinen Überschuss vorweisen. Klaus Allofs, Vorsitzender der Geschäftsführung, erläutert: “Das negative Ergebnis ist im Wesentlichen auf die fehlenden Erträge aus der UEFA Champions League zurückzuführen. Unsere traditionell hohe Eigenkapitalausstattung ermöglicht es jedoch den Fehlbetrag des abgelaufenen Geschäftsjahres aus eigenen Mitteln auszugleichen.”

Das Eigenkapital, welches im Wesentlichen aus Gewinnrücklagen der Vorjahre besteht, beträgt zum Stichtag 24,4 Mio. Euro. Dazu Klaus Filbry, Geschäftsführer Marketing und Finanzen: “Dies entspricht einer sehr guten Eigenkapitalquote von 48 Prozent der Bilanzsumme. Das Unternehmen ist gesund und verfügt nach wie vor über eine hohe Liquidität, die es unter anderem gestattet Transfers aus Eigenmitteln zu finanzieren.”

Als Konsequenz aus dem Ergebnis hatte die Geschäftsführung der SV Werder Bremen GmbH & Co KG aA bereits während des abgelaufenen Geschäftsjahres diverse Maßnahmen initiiert. Klaus Allofs: “Ohne dass wir dabei die sportlichen Ziele aus den Augen verlieren müssen, wird damit für die laufende Saison ein verbessertes Ergebnis zu erwarten sein.”

Auch die Führung des Sport-Vereins “Werder” von 1899 e.V. unter Präsident Klaus-Dieter Fischer, Vize-Präsident Dr. Hubertus Hess-Grunewald und Schatzmeister Axel Plaat legte am Montagabend auf der jährlichen Mitgliederversammlung der Grün-Weißen die Bilanz des abgelaufenen Geschäftsjahres vor.

Dabei verbuchte der Verein einen Verlust von 348.000 Euro bei einem Umsatz von 3,5 Millionen Euro. Diesen Verlust fängt der Verein mit seinem Eigenkapital auf, das nach diesem Geschäftsjahr 12,2 Millionen Euro beträgt. “Der Verein steht auch weiterhin ausgezeichnet da, wir sind bodenständig, zukunftsorientiert und sehr gesund”, so Präsident Klaus-Dieter Fischer, der auf die hohe Eigenkapitalquote von 92 Prozent verwies. “Das ist ein sensationeller Wert, auf den die Werderaner wirklich stolz sein können”, kommentierte Schatzmeister Axel Plaat diese Zahl.

Martin Whitmarsh has revealed he will step down as chairman of the Formula One Team’s Association (FOTA).

Whitmarsh, who replaced Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo back in 2009, has held the position ever since, but the McLaren team principal now feels it is time for someone else to take over at the helm.

“I will not volunteer for it [again],” he told Motorsport-Total.com. “It would be rather good if after three years someone else takes over.”

Mercedes boss Ross Brawn and Lotus F1 boss Eric Boullier, who is currently FOTA’s vice-president, are now tipped to fill the void: “I’d support either of those candidates,” Whitmarsh added.

Decipher behind-the-scene technology that goes into building a stadium and managing a large facility post construction

March 2012– Today‘s sports facilities are relied upon to host more and varied events. Qatar, after winning the bid to host the FIFA 2022 World Cup, plans to set the benchmark for stadium development. The iconic nature of a stadium is usually defined by its design and sometimes by its key feature . The challenge for stadium owners and designers is to deliver the comfort and entertainment of home, combined with the excitement of the live atmosphere.

The conference Building World Class Stadiums, to be held on 14– 15 May 2012 in Doha – Qatar, will address topics on the latest design concepts, comfort level, techniques and materials used for building a stadium of tomorrow. The event intend to turn the attention of world’s real estate and construction industry to the new design, trends, safety and security of world class stadiums.

The high level conference will gather top level decision makers from sports industry, governing bodies of sports associations and stadium developers to share their experiences as well as strategies. It aims to convene more than 100 participants under one roof to network with expert speakers, exhibitors and leading real estate company representatives.

Dan Meis, Senior Principal at FAIA Populouswill address the conference on the key feature of building a stadia. “To be considered truly world class,a stadium must employ the very latest technology, fan comfort and safety in a structure so flexible in use, and iconic in presence, that one can imagine it standing and useful for hundreds of years, not unlike the Coliseum of Rome”.

The line up of speakers include: Federation of International Football Association, British Olympic Association (FIFA), Disability Matters, Populous, The Sports Business CIC, Qatar National Bank, Burnley Football Club, talkSPORT, Place Dynamix, Olympic Board of London2012 and German Football Association to name a few.

The conference will serve as a platform to bring together international, regional and local investors, architects and designers, real estate developers, governmental authorities and senior executives involved in the design and construction of 21stcentury stadium developments from Qatar and internationally. 

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Dalian Aerbin Group Chairman, Zhao Mingyang has bought Chinese Super League (CSL) club Dalian Shide,

Zhao said: “Aerbin has already bought the Dalian Shide football club with 320M yuan (US$51M).”

Aerbin will reportedly make decisions on the future of players at an Aerbin Group meeting on Wednesday. By buying the club, Aerbin Group, which owns Dalian’s other CSL club, also gains ownership Dalian Shide’s prestigious academy and training facilities.

Zhao is reportedly considering a merger of the two Dalian clubs but has not decided whether Shide will merge into Dalian Aerbin club or if a new entity will be created.{jcomments on}

Lancashire have appointed former Manchester United director Maurice Watkins to their board.

Watkins is the first director appointed by the Red Rose since members voted to approve changes to the club’s governing structure at this year’s AGM.

The move to Old Trafford come after Watkins served at its footballing namesake from 1984 until his retirement at the end of June.

Chairman of the Lancashire board Michael Cairns said: “The appointment of Maurice is incredible news for Lancashire County Cricket Club.

“He has a wealth of experience in the governance of sport including a long tenure as a director of our neighbours Manchester United. He is also the chairman of the Greyhound Board of Great Britain, abortion the interim chairman of the Rugby Football League and is a director of the British Association for Sport and Law.

“We are very pleased to have him on the board and his experience and commitment to the north west of England through his directorships and charitable activities will be of immense benefit to Lancashire County Cricket Club as we move forward into an exciting new era.”

Watkins added: “It is a great honour for me to be appointed to the Lancashire County Cricket Club board. I have always had a passion for cricket and to move from one side of Old Trafford to the other is a marvellous opportunity.”

Soccerex are pleased to confirm iSportconnect, the leading global networking platform for sport business, as the global provider of the Networking Tool for all Soccerex events including this year’s Soccerex European Forum, 28-29 March 2012.

The Networking Tool will give Soccerex delegates exclusive access, connecting them with key industry professionals before, during and after Soccerex events.  Soccerex delegates will also be able to access iSportconnect’s network of business professionals to further expand their business reach.

iSportconnect is a community set up exclusively for sports business professionals with a strict door policy to ensure that the industry’s high-profile executives and professionals gain access to the numerous features and services provided. iSportconnect.com combines business networking, latest sports business news & in-depth editorial (through featured profiles and expert’s columns), with business events and sports professional jobs listings among the many other services provided.

iSportconnect CEO and founder Sree Varma said: ‘The Soccerex European Forum attracts some of the football world’s key business professionals. The networking tool provided for Soccerex has been designed specifically to help them leverage key business opportunities ensuring a maximum return on investment. The iSportconnect Networking Tool is comprehensive and extremely relevant to the Soccerex audience; we hope delegates enjoy using it!’

Over 1500 delegates are expected to attend this year’s Soccerex European Forum where they will benefit from exclusive business opportunities via a packed exhibition and a number of formal and informal networking events.  There will also be a packed conference programme addressing some the key issues affecting the industry including sessions on UEFA’s move to centralise media rights, player and coach development, the art of management – a master-class with Rafael Benitez, betting, the tricky business of managing England with Terry Venables, financial management of clubs in the wake of financial fair play, the relationship between football and the media, and the Soccerex Supplement, a session with some of football’s biggest names. There will also be workshops on emerging markets, the stadia industry, commercial opportunities for clubs and the EPFL.

“Der Ligaverband begrüßt das Fan-Treffen in Berlin als Beitrag zum Erhalt der Fußball-Kultur unter Anerkennung des Wunsches aller Beteiligten nach einem sicheren Stadionbesuch. Dem Dialog mit den aktiven friedlichen Fans wird auch künftig eine Bedeutung zukommen. Kritische Diskussionen, free viagra die von Vereinen und Verbänden, therapy aber auch den organisierten Fans mit größtmöglicher Ehrlichkeit geführt werden müssen, dienen der gemeinsamen Sache.

Vor diesem Hintergrund ist das klare Bekenntnis des Fan-Treffens gegen die Anwendung von Gewalt ein wichtiger Schritt. Gleichzeitig gilt es aber noch einmal in aller Deutlichkeit festzustellen, dass auch künftig nicht über eine Anwendung von Pyro-Technik gesprochen werden kann. Angesichts der gesundheitlichen Gefahren werden Liga wie DFB nicht von der getroffenen Entscheidung abweichen. Wir bedauern daher ausdrücklich, dass es in dieser Frage kein Umdenken gegeben hat.”