18 May 2016
London, 18 May 2016. There is less than one week left to nominate for The Leaders Under 40 Awards 2016. The awards, created by Leaders and Aspire Academy, celebrates the individuals that are transforming the future of sport and will return for a second year to the iconic Natural History Museum in London, on the 4 October 2016.
With the deadline days away, Leaders and Aspire Academy have received over 600 nominations from all corners of the world. The full judging panel made up of 60+ established senior figures in the world of global sport business, has been released. See the full list below.
The panel will be passing judgement on nominations from the likes of, Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C., BT Sport, Sky Sports, Bleacher Report, YouTube, Nike, ESPN, Ultimate Fighting Championship, European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL), FOX Sports, Visa, AFL Europe, FIFA, The Football Association, AIG, Miami Dolphins, Wasserman, IMG, Federation Francaise de football, Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club, Leicester City Football Club, Euroleague Basketball, Manchester City FC, Team Sky plus many more.
James Worrall, Founder & CEO, Leaders commented: “We’ve been overwhelmed with the response to this year’s Awards with more nominations from more counties than last year and over 60 global judges reviewing nominations. We’re really looking forward to revealing the Class of 2016 and celebrating this year’s incredible talent under 40 shaping the future of sport"
Nominations close this Friday 20th May, so to nominate yourself or someone you know, click here. Or to find out more about the global awards, click here.
Leaders Under 40 Judges 2016
• Steve Tew, Chief Executive Officer, New Zealand All Blacks
• Alex Tielbeke, Chief Executive Officer, Eredivisie
• Giorgio Ricci, Head of Global Partnerships and Corporate Revenues, Juventus
• Ebru Koksal, Consultant, FIFA
• Michael Leavey, Media, CRM & Marketing Director, Arsenal FC
• Sarah Lewis, General Secretary, International Ski Federation
• Haroon Lorgat, Chief Executive, Cricket South Africa
• Steve Martin, Chief Executive Officer, M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment
• Peter Rover, Board Member - Marketing, Media & Commercial, PSV Eindhoven
• Fabio Santoro, Director of Marketing and Audiovisual Rights, Serie A
• Tim Shaw, European Sales Director, PGA European Tour
• Juliet Slot, Commercial Director, Ascot Racecourse
• Phil Clement, Global CMO, AON
• Paul Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Repucom
• Rod Street, Chief Executive, Great British Racing
• Ward Abdallah, Marketing & Communications Manager, Aspire Academy
• Mansour Al Ansari, General Secretary, Qatar Football Association
• Ahmad Al Harami, Executive Director of Competitions & Football Development , Qatar Stars League
• Nasser Al Khater, Assistant Secretary General, Tournament Affairs, Qatar 2022 Local Organising Committee
• Christopher Overholt, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Olympic Committee
• Daniele Penna, First VP, Head of Group Strategic Sponsorships, UniCredit
• Chris Alexander, Finance and Operations Director, Chelsea FC
• Marcin Animucki, Vice-President, Ekstraklasa S.A.
• Graham Bartlett, Chief Executive Officer, Velon
• Philip Bernie, Head of TV Sport, BBC
• Richard Bevan, Chief Executive Officer, League Managers Association
• Heather Bowler, Senior Vice President of Communications, Women’s Tennis Association
• Henry Chappell, Founder & Chief Executive, Pitch
• Byron Constable, Chairman, Shanghai Race Club
• Nic Coward, Consultant
• Donna-Maria Cullen, Executive Director, Tottenham Hotspur FC
• Neil Doncaster, Chief Executive, Scottish Professional Football League
• Markus Egger, Director of Strategy, Aspire Academy
• Steve Elworthy, Managing Director, England & Wales Cricket Board
• Robert Faulkner, Chief Communications Officer, Inter Milan
• Marcus Freire, Executive Director, Comitê Olímpico do Brasil
• Colin Gibson, Director of Communications, Asian Football Confederation
• Dominic Hayes, Commercial Director, Premiership Rugby
• Billy Hogan, Chief Commercial Officer, Liverpool FC
• Jamie Jarvis, Director, JAJ Sports Marketing Consultancy
• Dan Johnson, Director of Communications, Premier League
• David Kerr, Managing Director, UK, Eurosport
• Patrick Kisko, Head of Sponsoring, German Football Association
• Javier Martinez, Managing Director of Business Development, Marketing & Sales, Club Atletico De Madrid
• Barry McNeill, Chief Executive Officer, EMEA, Catapult
• Paul Nolan, Managing Director, Nolan Partners
• Steve Nuttall, Senior Director, YouTube EMEA, Google
• Simon Oliveira, Managing Director, Doyen Global
• David Gibbs, Digital Director - Sky Sports & Sky News, B Sky B
• David Tossell, Director of Public Affairs (Europe), NFL
• David Sheepshanks, Chairman, Advisory Board - St. George's Park
• Richard Gould, Chief Executive, Surrey Cricket
• Luis Vicente, Consultant
• Alex Chamberlen, Managing Director, Omnigon
• Bernd Huwe, Business Development Director Sports & Entertainment, SAP
• Mark Killingley, Head of Digital and CRM, RFU
• Mathieu Ficot, Chief Commercial Officer, Ligue De Football Professionnel
• Katja Moesgaard, General Manager, Dansk Boldspil-Union