Das Kuratorium der Stiftung Deutsche Sporthilfe (DSH) hat Carsten Spohr für die laufende Wahlperiode bis 2014 als neues Mitglied in den Sporthilfe-Aufsichtsrat gewählt. Der Diplom-Wirtschaftsingenieur ist seit 2011 Mitglied des Vorstandes der Deutschen Lufthansa AG und Vorsitzender des Passage-Vorstandes. “Carsten Spohr ist ein großer Gewinn für die Stiftung. Neben dem Co-Vorsitzenden der Deutschen Bank, denture Jürgen Fitschen, vcialis 40mg Daimler-Finanz-Chef Bodo Uebber für Mercedes-Benz und dem CEO von T-mobile Netherlands, medic Thomas Berlemann, für die Deutsche Telekom ist mit Carsten Spohr nunmehr auch unser vierter Nationaler Förderer, die Deutsche Lufthansa, erstmals in unserem Aufsichtsrat präsent”, sagte der Sporthilfe-Aufsichtsrats-Vorsitzende Werner E. Klatten. Das Sporthilfe-Kuratorium hatte zuvor den Weg für eine Erweiterung des Aufsichtsrats frei gemacht, das Gremium war bislang nur auf zwölf Mitglieder ausgelegt.

Carsten Spohr (45) ist seit 1. Januar 2011 Mitglied des Vorstandes der Deutschen Lufthansa AG und Vorsitzender des Lufthansa Passagevorstandes.

Der Diplom-Wirtschaftsingenieur übernahm 1994 bei Lufthansa die Leitung des zentralen Personalmarketings. Von 1995 bis 1998 war er als Referent des Vorstandsvorsitzenden tätig, bis er im August 1998 als Leiter des Regional-Partner-Managements die Verantwortung für die regionalen Partnerschaften der Lufthansa in Europa übernahm. Im Februar 2000 wurde Carsten Spohr die Leitung des Allianz-Managements der Deutschen Lufthansa übertragen. In dieser Funktion war er für das Management und die Koordination der weltweiten Kooperationspartner der Lufthansa, einschließlich der Star Alliance und der regionalen Partner, verantwortlich. Darüber hinaus übernahm er im Juli 2003 die Verantwortung für die Passage-Strategie und die Passage-Beteiligungen der Deutschen Lufthansa. Im Oktober 2004 wurde Carsten Spohr in den Bereichsvorstand der Lufthansa Passage Airlines berufen. Sein Verantwortungsbereich umfasste die Hub-Managements, das Kabinenpersonal und das Personalmanagement der Lufthansa Passage Airlines. Von 2007 bis 2010 war er Vorsitzender des Vorstandes der Lufthansa Cargo AG.

Carsten Spohr ist Inhaber der Lufthansa-Kapitäns-Lizenz für die Flugzeugmuster der Airbus A320 Familie. Er ist verheiratet und Vater von zwei Töchtern.

Super Sports Media Group has been awarded the exclusive live audio visual broadcast rights for all 380 Barclays Premier League matches per season for seasons 2013/14 – 2018/19 in Mainland China and Macau.

Premier League Chief Executive, therapy Richard Scudamore, viagra sample said: “We have worked with Super Sports Media Group for the last two years and are extremely pleased to extend our partnership until 2019. They will continue to deliver a premium offering that will showcase the Barclays Premier League to our many fans in Mainland China and Macau.

“The main reason for agreeing a six year partnership with Super Sports is our recognition of their innovative and successful business model and that their coverage and reach makes our matches available to fans in all provinces across Mainland China and Macau.”

Jianguang Li, board member of Super Sports Media Group, said: “The Premier League has developed a profound understanding of the sports broadcasting market in China and we are very pleased to have formed this long-term partnership with them.

“This agreement demonstrates the Premier League’s strong commitment towards China and Chinese football fans. It will further increase the Premier League’s profile in China and give them the opportunity to make it one of their fastest growing markets.”{jcomments on}

The ISAF Alpari World Match Racing Tour has announced the appointment of James Pleasance as Executive Director. 

Effective immediately, he will operate from the Tour’s central London office.

James brings over 20 years experience in the marine and sports marketing industry working with rights holders and sponsors. He has been a Director of the Alpari World Match Racing Tour for the past decade and has played a direct hand in the growth and direction of the Tour. He has significant knowledge of the Tour’s commercial activities and new event development strategy which will be a key focus in his new role.

He leaves the Informa Yacht Group where he was responsible for developing a portfolio of events including the World Yacht Racing Forum and Superyacht Cup regatta series.

As Executive Director, James will drive the Tour’s continued ambition to bring sailing and match racing to a wider, more global audience by developing new commercial and host city partnerships, as well as engaging fans through live event experiences and multimedia platforms.

Speaking about his appointment, James said: “This is a very exciting time to be involved with the Alpari World Match Racing Tour. We have a fantastic global series and we are committed to growing it further with new events and making the Tour more accessible than ever before. I look forward to working closely with the whole team, and the Tour events and partners.”

Peter Gilmour, President, Alpari World Match Racing Tour, added: “We are very pleased to welcome James back to this key position within the Alpari World Match Racing Tour. He has tremendous experience which is important to this franchise as we continue to grow the Tour around the world.”

Stage five of the 2012 World Championship gets underway on the 28 August when the Tour heads to Switzerland for the St. Moritz Match Race.

FASPO – the German Sponsorship Association announces the nominations for the 19th INTERNATIONAL SPONSORING AWARDs that will be awarded on March 22, viagra 2012, ailment in Hamburg.

An independent Jury of sponsorship experts from Germany, Austria and Switzerland nominated twelve outstanding sponsorship projects for the awards in the categories sports, culture, public, media and innovation: 

• Federation of German Volks- and Raiffeisenbanken/German Olympic Sports Federation (Project: Stars in Sports)
• German Telekom (Project: Yes, I can!)
• Swiss Post (Project: 2 x Christmas)
• Mercedes-Benz/Roth & Lorenz (Project: Pangaea Expedition)
• Bayer AG (Bayer Culture)
• Logentheater/D&H Project Management (Project: Map My Story)
• Hyundai/Havas Sports & Entertainment/ (Project: Hyundai Velaster MTV EMAs)
• Berlin Bank/Felten & Cie. (Project: Berlin Bank dialogues of the future)
• German Post/BBDO Live (World Cup campaign: Absolutely unerring)
• EnBW (EnBW-Oberliga Juniors)
• VW AG /Juniper Group (Project: Consistency in times of change)
• A1 Telekom Austria/WWP (Novel identification of the A1 brand in sports) 

The prizes will be awarded in the frame of the SPONSORING SUMMIT conference 2012 on March 22 in the chamber of commerce Hamburg. More information and registration for the Summit on www.faspo.de. For many years, the INTERNATIONAL SPONSORING AWARD is recognized as the most important sponsorship award in Germany standing for quality and professionalism in sponsorship.

The German Sponsorship Association FASPO is the central lobby of the sponsorship industry in the German speaking countries and is located in Hamburg, Vienna and Winterthur.

 FASPO Fachverband für Sponsoring e.V., Rödingsmarkt 43, D-20459 Hamburg

Tel. +49 (0) 40 609508-33, Fax -34, E-Mail: info@faspo.de, www.faspo.de

The Oklahoma City Thunder have signed a multi-year partnership with Cumulus Media that allows WWLS 98.1 FM (The Sports Animal) in Oklahoma City to continue as the flagship radio station of the Oklahoma City Thunder Radio Network, the Thunder

All Thunder preseason, regular-season and postseason games will be carried live on The Sports Animal.

All Thunder games will also be broadcast on The Sports Animal’s sister station KWPN-ESPN Radio 640 AM, in addition to a dozen other stations across the state and region that make up the Thunder Radio Network. Veteran NBA broadcaster Matt Pinto will return for his sixth season as the radio play-by-play voice of the Thunder.

“We are proud and excited to continue our strong relationship with Cumulus and The Sports Animal,” said Thunder Vice President of Corporate Communications and Community Relations Dan Mahoney. “They are the leaders in sports radio in Oklahoma, with passion and excitement for Thunder Basketball.”

“When Cumulus Media acquired these stations back in 2011, our then-pre-existing Thunder alliance was one of the first things the company identified as most exciting. Consequently, the extension of our Thunder relationship was enthusiastically supported, especially when considering the partnership’s significant impacts on both listenership and advertising revenues, not to mention the thrill provided to our employees from being associated with a brand recognized worldwide!” said Cumulus Media Market Manager Larry Bastida.

In addition to game broadcasts and pre- and postgame shows, The Sports Animal will continue to carry “Thunder Insider,” a weekly program devoted to the team. Beginning this season, Matt Pinto will host a weekly call-in Thunder talk show and the station will provide a live stream of Thunder games via its website thesportsanimal.com. That stream will be limited to a 75-mile radius around Oklahoma City.

Consolidated viewership data for the Hyundai A-League Round 2 match between Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets at Allianz Stadium has confirmed a new regular season average TV audience record for a single match of 164, viagra 100mg 367.

The previous record TV audience for a regular season match of 162,471 was recorded in Round 1 of the Hyundai A-League 2011/12 Season between Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC.

The consolidated average includes “as live” viewing in the week following the live broadcast.

After four rounds, the average TV audience of 94,969 this season is currently tracking for an all-time season average record. Average attendances are currently sitting at 15,460, a 20 per cent increase on the same point in the 2011/12 season.

This increase in average attendance has moved the Hyundai A-league into 14th position on the average attendances for top professional football competitions around the world, moving the Hyundai A-League from 24th to 14th in just 12 months.

Importantly this also puts the Hyundai A-League third in Asia behind China (Chinese Super League 7th) and Japan (J-League 13th).

In comparison, the current Hyundai A-League average of 15,460 is ahead of both the USA’s Major League Soccer (MLS) and the Republic of Korea’s K-League at the same time in their evolution after eight seasons.

Season 8 also sees the Hyundai A-League on track to see its 10 millionth fan walk through the turnstiles since inception in 2005.

Even more records are tumbling with Club memberships already up on last season’s total Club memberships seeing a year-on-year improvement of 11% from 2011/12 season.

FFA CEO Ben Buckley said the surge in TV audiences and attendances this season was attributable to several key factors .

“There’s no doubt the marquee players Alessandro del Piero, Emile Heskey and Shinji Ono have ignited massive interest in the Hyundai A-League,” said Buckley. “I congratulate the clubs involved for making the investment in these star players.

“There’s no such thing as overnight success in professional sport, just lots of hard work and strategic planning that sets up success. Much of the credit must go to our 10 member clubs who have built strong membership bases and fan engagement programs over a period of years.

“The arrival of the Western Sydney Wanderers in football’s heartland has added so much to the competition. The Sydney derby, after just one edition, has become one of the most anticipated fixtures.

“The role of our key partners in Hyundai, Fox Sports, Qantas and Optus is also critical in supporting the competition and lifting awareness.

“There’s no doubt that FFA’s ‘We Are Football’ marketing campaign has really connected the 1.7 million participants at the grassroots to the great things happening in the Hyundai A-League. Stability remains our top priority, but I can see sustained growth ahead for the A-League.”

Chief Operating Officer Jason Rowley has been promoted to the President of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns following Brad Casper’s departure.

Casper resigned as President of the Phoenix Suns to focus on outside business ventures, the team announced today. 

“I enjoyed my time with the Suns,” said Casper. “It was a wonderful opportunity for me, but ultimately serving the Suns while continuing to juggle a portfolio of other business interests became too much.  I’m grateful to have worked with so many gifted professionals and I look forward to cheering on the team next season.” 

Casper joined the Suns following a 5 1/2 year stint as President and CEO of the Dial Corporation and its successor, Henkel Consumer Goods, Inc.  Casper has been Executive Chairman of a Dallas-based sports nutrition company since March 2011, and will focus his time on this and other local business interests, including serving on the Board of Directors of Grand Canyon University. Casper oversaw the Suns’ business operations since October 2011.

“I want to thank Brad for his contributions and wish him nothing but the best in the future,” said Robert Sarver, Phoenix Suns Managing Partner.

Rowley will immediately assume responsibility for the club’s business operations as President.  Lon Babby will continue serving as President of Basketball Operations.

Rowley became COO in October 2011 after four seasons as the club’s Senior Vice President and General Counsel. 

As COO, Rowley has overseen business units including game operations, broadcasting, legal affairs, and arena operations.  He received his bachelor’s degree and J.D. from the University of Arizona and prior to entering law school served in the U.S. Navy.  Rowley began his legal career in 2001 with the law firm of Snell & Wilmer in Phoenix and was corporate counsel for Van Tuyl Group, the nation’s largest privately held automotive retailer, before joining the Suns.

Mayor of Barcelona, anabolics Xavier Trias, arthritis welcomes sporting world to Catalunya

Barcelona the “inspiration” for any city hosting the Olympic Games

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The Global Sports Forum Barcelona (GSFB) – www.globalsportsforum.org – the world’s leading exchange platform for sport, got underway today as more than 1,000 delegates from the world of sport gathered to discuss the latest issues affecting the industry.

The fourth annual GSFB is taking place at the Palau de Congressos de Catalunya in Barcelona from 7 – 9 March.  Included on the agenda are the likes of Sebastian Coe, Chairman, LOCOG; Eric Cantona, Director of Soccer, New York Cosmos; sprint runner, Oscar Pistorius; two-time NFL Super Bowl winner, Justin Tuck of the New York Giants; and many of sports leading brand and rights holder representatives, including: NBA, FIFA, UEFA, RFU, Coca-Cola, YouTube and ICC.

Xavier Trias, Mayor of Barcelona, welcomed the audience to his city, for three days of debate, as the audience seeks to determine “What’s Next?” for sport.

Xavier Trias was followed on stage by Maite Fandos, Deputy Mayor of Quality of Life, Equality and Sports, City of Barcelona; and Kelham Salter, Senior Policy Officer, Sports Unit at the Greater London Authority (GLA), for a discussion on “How sport brings a city to life”.  With just 142 days to go until the start of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the GSFB marking 20 years since Barcelona ’92, the discussion focused on sport’s potential to change a city and energise its people.

Kelham Salter, Senior Policy Officer, Sports Unit, GLA, said:

“What’s been amazing for me is the breadth of impact that the Olympic Games can have – not only as a sporting event but also in terms of economic regeneration. The 2012 Games are being held in a deprived area and we are seeing huge changes, including significant amounts of jobs for local people.”

“Equally the Games are a unique opportunity to showcase the city to the world… and that can help create a domino effect. Hosting the Games well and successfully helps bring both sporting and non-sporting events to the city.  Barcelona is the inspiration for any city holding an Olympic Games.”

Lucien Boyer, President and CEO, Havas Sports & Entertainment and General Commissioner of the Global Sports Forum Barcelona, said:

“I am delighted to be back in the city of Barcelona, a wonderful sporting city, for the fourth edition of the GSFB.  This is a significant time to be here, as it is 20 years since the Olympic Games came to Barcelona and transformed the city to truly put it on the sporting map.” 

“As we look ahead to London 2012, it was interesting to hear how London is shaping up to host the Games.  The discussion provided a perfect start to this year’s event and I look forward to hearing from some of sports leading figures over the next three days.”

To watch some of the sessions at this year’s GSFB LIVE online, go to: www.globalsportsforum.org/live.  You can also follow the debate on Twitter at @GlobalSportsFor or by regularly checking the GSFB website.

Leeds United’s takeover by Bahrain-based investment bank GFH Capital is finally set to be completed, both parties have announced.

The buyout of the club, which has been in the works for almost six months, is poised to go through after GFH provided current Leeds owner Ken Bates with proof that it has the funds available to complete the deal.

Bates said: “It’s been a long road, but we are in a good place. Both sides have been in talks over the last few days to finalise this deal. We are keeping focused and hope to complete very soon.”

GFH notified the Bahrain stock exchange last month that it had signed an exclusive agreement with Leeds, and deputy chief executive officer David Haigh is hopeful that the deal can be completed soon.

Haigh said: “With the money in place, we are poised to make this deal happen pending agreements and arrangements which are in the interests of the future of Leeds United – we need to make sure all the finer detail is addressed before trading signatures.

“Despite what has been said recently in media, both sides continue to talk regularly and continue to work hard to get the job done.”