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WELCOMENow in their 4th year the Football Business Awards celebrate the essential role which so many businesses play in supporting the wonderful game of Football. This event has become the place at which to celebrate and acknowledge all the hard work going on behind the scenes.

We have all top 8 clubs from the premier league last season represented here today as we acknowledge the positive impact of football on the community and the efforts that Clubs go to in order to engage their fans.

This year we received more entries than ever before and the quality of the submissions continues to rise, so the competition to win an award is fiercer than ever. Our thanks to our panel of judges who have the difficult task of identifying the winners from so many worthy entries. All finalists should be proud of their achievements

We are pleased to welcome so many of you here today to join the celebrations and we would like to thank Smith & Williamson for sponsoring the event as well as Chelsea FC for hosting. We are also grateful to all our event partners who bring their expertise to help us to create this prestigious ceremony.

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WINNERS 2014Best Club Marketing CampaignNotts County FC

Best Business Serving Football- up to £2m turnover (non professional service)Perform, at St. George’s Park

Best Business Serving Football- over £2m turnover (non professional service)ADI UK

Best Football Club Hospitality Chelsea FC

Best / Most Innovative use of Technology - club specificFirstkind Ltd with West Ham United

Best / Most Innovative use of Technology - non-club specificFIFA

Best Football Community SchemeSporting Memories Network

Best Corporate Social Responsibility SchemeTottenham Hotspur FC

Best Match Day ExperienceManchester City FC

Best Football AppEverton FC

Best Non-match Day use of VenueRoyal Berkshire Conference Centre, Madejski Stadium, Reading FC

Best Professional Service Business Serving FootballBrabners LLP

Best Fan Engagement by ClubQueens Park Rangers FC

Sponsorship/Partnership of the YearFootball Foundation/Barclays Spaces for Sport

fcbusiness CEO of the YearOverall Winner - Sam Rush, CEO Derby County FC

fc Business CEO of the Year - The Premier LeagueIvan Gazidis, Arsenal FC

fc Business CEO of the Year - The ChampionshipSam Rush, Derby County FC

fc Business CEO of the Year - League OneRobbie Cowling, Colchester United FC

fc Business CEO of the Year - League TwoRuss Green, Hartlepool United FC

fc Business CEO of the Year - The Scottish PremiershipSteve Brown, St. Johnstone FC

Global Football AmbassadorSir Bobby Charlton

THE JUDGES

Roy BaldwinPartner, Smith & Williamson

Roy Baldwin is a Partner in Tax Investigations at Smith & Williamson, the privately owned accountancy and investment management group. Roy was previously at Deloitte for four years before which he had spent over 30 years in HMRC during which he was Group Leader of the successful Offshore Fraud Group.

As well as being HMRC’s representative on the Seven Country Tax Haven Group for many years, Roy also sat on two groups at the OECD and the main Board which introduced the UK’s first tax amnesty, the Offshore Disclosure Facility. Having been a Competent Authority for the exchange of information, Roy received awards from the Japanese Tax Office for his services to information exchange and was formally commended by other countries for his work in this field. He represented HMRC at meetings with the British Banking Association and whilst at Deloitte was an advisor to both the British Banking Association and the Building Societies Association.Roy has expert knowledge on offshore issues and information powers and has many contacts in tax offices across the Globe.

Jeff BennettCEO of Raptor Sports Properties

Jeff has enjoyed a successful career building and accelerating the growth of companies as an entrepreneur, operating executive and advisor.

As a lover of sports and business, Jeff is combining these areas of interest with his work as Co-Founder and CEO of Raptor Sports Properties, LLC. Raptor Sports Properties has established a world class team and global platform to accelerate the commercial growth of sports and entertainment properties around the globe.

Prior to co-founding Raptor Sports Properties, Jeff was CEO of mobile and social commerce company Swap.com, President and COO of commerce and niche media network NameMedia, and Executive Vice President of Corporate Development at Lycos. Jeff earned the E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Award in New England for his visionary work at NameMedia.

Jeff has also served as an advisor to many ventures to assist them with business acceleration and expansion.

Jeff earned his B.S. Degree, cum laude, from Bentley University.

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Paul Barber joined the board of Brighton & Hove Albion FC as Chief Executive in June 2012.

Previously, Paul became the first British football executive to lead a team in to Major League Soccer when Vancouver Whitecaps FC entered the league in March 2011. He joined the Vancouver Whitecaps from Tottenham Hotspur FC, where he was the Club’s Executive Director for 5 years.

Earlier in his career, Paul was The Football Association’s first Director of Marketing with responsibility for The FA’s commercial programme and marketing. Later, Paul took on additional responsibility for The FA’s media and communications department.

In addition to 14 years working in professional football, Paul has held senior positions in major international companies such as Barclays Bank PLC, where he was a member of the retail board, Ogilvy & Mather, the US-based advertising and communications group, where he was Chief Executive for Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Abbey National PLC, now part of Santander, the Spanish banking group.

Richard was appointed to the post of Chief Executive in January 2008, following John Barnwell who had

done much to raise the profile of the LMA in the last 12 years.Richard is a prominent character in the world of sport and

business. He joined the Professional Cricketers’ Association in 1996 & became Chief Executive in 2001 up to the end of 2007, leading them from a turnover of £47000 to a significant business organisation turning over in excess of £5m. He is also a Trustee of the Team England Player Partnership, Treasurer and a Director of the Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations, a Director of the Professional Players’ Federation (the umbrella body for all players’ associations including the PFA, PGA, PRA, PCA and Jockeys’ Association).

Richard grew up in Shropshire and lives in Manchester with his wife Suzanne, a barrister. He held an International Rally Driving License for six years and competed in three RAC Rallies. He played football and cricket to a high amateur standard and plays golf off a four handicap. Richard played football for 12 years for the Liverpool & Shropshire Ramblers & was football coach at Concord College Shropshire from 1984 – 1987. His abiding interest is business of sport!

Bruce M. Buck has been Chairman of Chelsea Football Club since Roman Abramovich purchased the club in July 2003. He is active in FA Premier League activities, being Chairman of the

League’s Audit and Remuneration Committee as well as a member of its Legal Advisory Group.

Mr. Buck is also the partner in charge of the European offices of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, a well known international law firm with 2,000 lawyers based in offices around the globe. Mr Buck’s legal practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, as well as capital markets transactions. He was recently named one of the 100 most influential lawyers in Britain by The Times newspaper.

Mr. Buck is a long time Chelsea fan, having been a season ticket older since approximately 1990.

After a management career that has taken Neil to Panama and Switzerland,

he initially joined Middlesbrough in 2007 as Chief Operating Officer.

He was made Chief Executive in March 2012 after nine months doing the job on an interim basis. Neil had previously worked with chemical companies such as ICI and more recently Syngenta, and brings a wealth of experience to the club.

Neil, is accountable for the day-to-day running of Middlesbrough Football Club, and works very closely with chairman Steve Gibson, and across all aspects of the business, including the football and recruitment side.

Paul BarberCEO Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Richard BevanChief Executive, League Managers Association

Bruce BuckChairman, Chelsea FCNeil Bausor

Chief Executive, Middlesbrough FC

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Kevin BullPartnership Director,Chevrolet Global MarketingManchester United

Kevin joined General Motors in August 2014 as the Partnership Director for Chevrolet’s Global Sponsorship with Manchester United. Based in the UK but part of the Global Marketing Team he is responsible for all corporate affairs and the long term commercial relationship with the club.

Prior to his role at GM Kevin worked for IMG, managing athlete talent within the Golf Division and delivering major tournaments such as the Ryder Cup and British Open and most recently spent the last 8 years with Dentsu Sport as an Associate Director responsible for negotiating and activating commercial partnerships across a portfolio of clients including Vauxhall’s Home Nations International Football Sponsorships.

Patrick DicksManager, Sports Business Development at Disney Sports Attractions

Patrick is a member of the opening team

at Wide World of Sports. Originally from England, Patrick has an extensive background in the sport of soccer and is proud to have created the soccer line of business here at Disney Sports. Disney Soccer is currently considered the top revenue generator driving millions of dollars in direct and strategic value to the company and ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The Disney Soccer Showcase Series is now recognized as the top recruiting tournament series in the country with over 10,000 athletes competing and over 1,000 college coaches in attendance each year. In 2012 a 6 year deal with AS ROMA was finalized and ROMA’s training camp in December 2012 was a big success.

Currently Patrick’s team is working on two new properties to add to the Disney Created Soccer Portfolio including the Disney Pro Soccer Classic in conjunction with Major League Soccer and Disney Soccer Academy which offers a unique camp experience for youth players all over the world who want to interact with Premier League players and enjoy the Walt Disney World Resort. Patrick started at Disney Sports in Event Management and moved into Sports Programming with a concentration on Soccer and Field Sports. Patrick later moved into sales and was promoted to Area Manager where he managed the Sports Fields Sales and Operations team before being promoted to Manager, Sports Business Development.

Patrick’s father, Alan Dicks, was a former player with Chelsea Football Club and was a member of the 1954-55 Championship team before going onto Manage Bristol City for 13 years.

Neil DoncasterChief Executive of the Scottish Premier League

Neil Doncaster has been involved in football for the last 18 years.

A solicitor by training, he came into the game

when providing legal advice in relation to Bristol City and Bolton Wanderers. In 1997 he joined Norwich City as Company Secretary and, at the age of 31, became their Chief Executive. In his twelve years at City, the Club re-built its reputation with supporters, with season ticket numbers trebling over the period to 20,000 and the Club receiving a number of awards for community, business development and innovation.

Neil believes passionately that football clubs should be at the heart of the community as consultative, accessible and family organisations.

While with Norwich, Neil was elected to the Board of the Football League and subsequently to that of The FA.

In 2009 Neil left Norwich City to become the Chief Executive of the Scottish Premier League.

He now lives in Glasgow and is currently leading the League’s efforts to restructure the whole of the game in Scotland including the possibility of:

- A merger of the two Scottish leagues,

- The introduction of play-offs between the top two divisions, and

- A ‘pyramid’ structure for Scottish football.

The Scottish Premier League have recently announced new, five-year deals with Sky Sports and ESPN with these deals being on substantially improved terms. Neil reports himself delighted with the deals.

There are still challenges ahead but Neil remains upbeat about the future of Scottish football.

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Michael CunnahChairman, iSportconnect & CEO, Stadium Management Systems Ltd

Duncan BurbidgeCEO, Stream UK

Duncan Burbidge is CEO of StreamAMG, the group that includes StreamUK. StreamAMG was founded in 2001 to provide advanced

media services to corporations across Europe and has grown solely through cash-flow funding to employ over 100 people. Clients include the BBC, Liverpool FC, Tottenham Hotspur, Google and the Guardian.

Duncan is a father to four and enjoys running and chess.

Stewart CastledineCommercial Director James Grant Sports/Director Sports Revolution

Stewart Castledine was a Professional Footballer who played in the Premier League for ten years for Wimbledon FC, followed by two seasons in Division One with Wycombe Wanderers.

He subsequently moved into the business sector of sport, becoming the Director of Football at Soccerex, before joining the UK’s leading talent agency James Grant where he is the Commercial Director of the sports division. Stewart is also a Director of the global Sports Marketing agency Sports Revolution.

Away from sport, Stewart was also a BBC television presenter for numerous property programmes, and is involved in various property developing projects with his wife, BBC Homes Under the Hammer presenter Lucy Alexander.

Michael’s influence in sports and other business sectors continues in an impressive portfolio of roles including Chairman of iSportconnect, the world’s largest network of sport business executives. Also, he is CEO of Stadium Management Systems Ltd, a company which has developed the only comprehensive, integrated stadium operations management software in the world to ensure compliance and to reduce

costs through increased efficiency.Previously, Michael personally managed

the re-development of Wembley National Stadium, was COO at Aston Villa FC, Finance Director of The Football Association and was a Director of Sportsmax, the Caribbean’s leading sports TV company. Before entering the sports sector, Michael held very senior finance roles in companies such as Unilever, Diageo and Coca-Cola

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Aaron GourleyEditor, fcbusiness magazine

The newly appointed Editor of fcbusiness magazine, Aaron has worked on the publication for over 6 years, the last 3 years as Deputy Editor under the guidance of Jen O’Neill, gaining vast experience of the publishing world. During that time he has interviewed some of football’s leading figures and written extensively about the business of football and its many functions. A personal highlight during that time was interviewing UEFA’s Head of Marketing, Guy Laurent-Epstein in Paris at the launch of EURO 2016. Aaron is often called up to speak on both local and national radio and television about football club’s business activities and has attended many sports business conferences

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Russ Green began work at Hartlepool United in 2002, initially drafted in as the Club’s Commercial Manager before

taking on the Chief Executive role in 2005. Russ has an extensive background in the retail sector, having taken control of the family business Jack Green Sports which operated various well-known outlets in the Yorkshire region. His first taste of the football industry came at Scarborough where his innovative approach to business saw the coastal club become the first to sell sponsorship of their ground which was re-named The McCain Stadium. In 2011/12, Russ oversaw Hartlepool’s innovative and extremely successful Season Ticket campaign ‘Are You Coming To Pools?’ which saw the club increase Season Ticket holders from 2,000 to nearly 6,000. Last year he was named Chief Executive of the Year - League Two at the Football Business Awards.

A former professional rugby player Phil played for the British Lions,

England, London Wasps, Gloucester and Sale. With Wasps he worked under Warren Gatland and won 4 premiership titles and two European trophies.

He has also won a commonwealth games silver medal, 4 back to back Hong kong titles (2 as a player and 2 as a coach) along with numerous iRB series leg wins as a coach. With England he played in a world cup, won a grand slam and two 6 nations titles. Phil has coached England 7s & Scotland 7s, London Welsh along with international consultancy within the 15s & 7s game.

Since retiring from playing Phil worked for Standard Chartered Bank as head of Sports Sponsorship & Hospitality based in Singapore, and is Co-Founder of the Athlete Factory a Sports Performance Company. He’s also Ambassador for Wings for Life - Red Bulls Charity.

Phil also has a strong passion, knowledge, experience and accreditation in S&C, which has taken him to study many of the worlds best teams in different sports from NFL, NRL, Super League, Football and AFL. Phil has just completed a BSc (Hons) Combined in Sports and Exercise Sciences and is currently starting a professional doctorate in elite coaching.

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Euan InglisCommercial Director Queens Park Rangers FC

Euan has been Commercial Director at Queens Park Rangers FC since 2011. Prior to taking up his role at QPR, Euan was Managing Director of athlete representation agency GMI for ten years. GMI represented a number of high profile sports clients from the world of Golf, Rugby, Snooker and Cricket, which included a golf major winner, snooker world champion and several England rugby players. Euan spent the early part of his career as a professional golfer, and is still a member of the Professional Golfers association.

Dominic JordanManaging Director, Jordan Sports Partnerships JSP

Dominic has over a decade of experience as a stakeholder within professional football. Previously being the hands on Operations

Director, Managing Director & then Vice Chairman at Crystal Palace Football Club from 2000-2010. Prior to his role at CPFC he was Operations Director at the Pocket Phone Shop managing the successful growth of the telecoms business, which was successfully sold to T-Mobile in the summer of 2000. Dominic founded JSP in 2010 to provide turnkey best in class solutions for organisations within professional sports, across the key areas of their business to increase their profits, reduce their cost and enhance their customer experiences.

Tanya JosephDirector of Business Partnerships, Sport England

Tanya joined Sport England in January 2012 as Director of Business Partnerships, responsible for corporate affairs and commercial relationships.

She has spent her entire professional life in communications, starting her career as a journalist before becoming a press secretary initially to the Lord Chancellor and then the Prime Minister, a role she held for over four years.

In 2003 she left the Civil Service to join the world of consultancy including senior roles at international agency Grayling and at the head of her own consultancy, Tanya Joseph Consulting. Over the years she provided strategic counsel and practical advice to a wide range of clients including Tesco, Mars, Heinz, the Nuffield Trust, the Royal Mint, De Beers and Sir Robert McAlpine.

Tanya is a Fellow of the RSA and a Trustee of the Fawcett Society which campaigns for equality between women and men in the UK on pay, pensions, poverty, justice and politics. She is also a Trustee of the Canon Collins Educational and Legal Assistance Trust, a charity that creates opportunities for people in Southern African to develop their full potential through education and the assertion of human rights. She is a member of the PR Council of the PRCA and chairs the PRCA Diversity Network.

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Gary LinkeSenior Commercial Manager at Rugby Football League

Gary started in his career in fmcg marketing and spent 13 years at The Football League in various commercial position before joining The Rugby Football League in the summer of 2012. In his time in football, Gary both managed sponsors and also was involved in sponsorship acquisition, including the npower and Capital One sponsorships. He was also part of the successful re-branding of The Football League in 2005.

In Rugby League, Gary has worked across both national and global properties which have included the acquisition of Tetley’s Bitter to return to the sport for the Challenge Cup and the delivery of a successful Rugby League World Cup in the autumn of 2013.

Gary is a Manchester City and a Leeds Rhinos fan.

Jim O’TooleCEO Worcester Warriors

Jim O’Toole began his role as the club’s Chief Executive Officer in February 2015. O’Toole

previously held the position of Commercial Director at Aviva Premiership club London Irish.

With over 25 years of experience in the sports industry, O’Toole was a Founding Director of Premiere Consulting in 1996 - a consultancy delivering sponsorship-related solutions to clients including Barclays Bank, CIS Insurance and Eurobet.

Following its sale to the WPP Group, O’Toole remained within the organisation, firstly as Group Managing Director of Premiere Group before becoming Chief Executive of 141 Sport & Entertainment.

He was appointed Chief Executive of Powerboat P1 in 2007, where he oversaw the operational management of seven Grands Prix of the Sea. Three years later O’Toole took up the same role with World Match Racing Tour - the world’s leading match racing series for professional sailing.

He became a Founding Director of Armstrong Kennedy Consulting LLP in 2009, where his clients included the FA Premier League, the Abu Dhabi Sports Council and Moneygram International.

In June 2013 O’Toole joined London Irish and has played a key role in the club increasing its merchandise revenue and becoming one of the Premiership’s top-five sponsorship performers.

David PatonChief Executive, ITS

David became Chief Executive of Independent Talent Sport in February 2015, part of the Independent Talent Group of companies.

Previously, David was Managing

Director of Kinross Sports Advisory, working with sports clubs, rights holders and lenders across a variety of business and process improvement requirements. Prior to that he led the Grant Thornton Sports Advisory Group.

Dr Geoff PearsonSenior Lecturer in Criminal Law

Geoff is a Senior Lecturer at the

University of Manchester’s Law School and is a researcher and writer on sports law and football crowd management. He has published extensively on areas as divergent as ‘hooliganism’ and public order policing to EU free movement law and the football transfer system. He is the author of ‘An Ethnography of English Football Fans: Cans, Cops and Carnivals” and “Football Hooliganism: Policing and the War on the English Disease”. Geoff was employed at the Football Research Unit (FRU) at the University of Liverpool, where he taught Football and Law on their MBA (Football Industries) programme (FiMBA). Geoff is also on the committee of the Manchester United Supporter’s Trust.

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Alistair MackintoshCEO, Fulham FC

Alistair Mackintosh joined Fulham Football Club as Chief Executive in the summer of 2008. He was previously Chief Executive at Manchester City Football Club and over a ten year period saw the Club travel from the Second

Division back to the Premier League and from its Maine Road home to the City of Manchester Stadium.

Having trained as a Chartered Accountant with PWC, Alistair spent a number of years working for Sony before entering the football business. He has also held Board positions at a radio station, a museum, a leisure centre group and a charity.

Louise Millington-RobertsBrand Protection, Sport, Media & Entertainment, Hill Dickinson LLP

Louise specialises in the commercialisation of rights and brand protection, and has extensive experience advising global brands in all industries, governing bodies, events, charities, promoters, agents and athletes in relation to all aspects of their global rights management and protection issues. Louise is highly regarded for her knowledge of the way sports are run, her legal and commercial expertise and has been rated most recently in Chambers and Partners 2015. She is described as being “… very switched on and very commercial, and is trusted by her clients.” Louise is also widely published across a number of legal and academic journals.

Katrien MeireCEO Charlton Athletic FC

Katrien holds a Master of Laws from the University of Leuven and an LLM from University College London. She started her legal career in a magic circle firm specialising in European Competition Law. Advising and writing articles on the selling of

sports media rights and state aid for sports stadia led to her involvement in football. Since January 2014, Katrien, as CEO, has been responsible for the management and day-to-day operation of Charlton Athletic Football Club and is one of the few female executives in English football.


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Keith PerryGroup Sport Managing Editor, Telegraph Media Group

Keith Perry is a Fleet Street veteran of more than 30 years’ experience. He is a former Daily Telegraph sports editor who now works across the Telegraph group as Managing Director, Sport and runs the Telegraph sponsorship and partnership business.

David Sheepshanks CBEChairman of St George’s Park

David Sheepshanks is known for his extensive career in Football, serving The FA, The Football League and Ipswich Town over the last 25 years. Today he is Chairman of St George’s Park (previously known as The FA’s National Football Centre) as well as Chairman of FA Learning Ltd (the educational subsidiary). He is a previous Chairman of the Football League (2 years), was a long serving member of FA Board (12 years) and FL Board (12 years) and former Chairman of Ipswich Town Football Club (14 years). David was elected to the Ipswich Town Board in 1987 and served as Chairman from 1995-2009, leading the sale of the Club to Marcus Evans in December 2007.

David is active within the community in East Anglia. He founded the Ipswich Town Charitable Trust in 1998 and is also a founding Trustee and Chairman of the Suffolk Foundation (since 2005), now a major umbrella charity for the county.

Claire StokesManaging Director, Circle Agency

Claire Stokes is the founder and Managing Director at Circle. Claire began her career in the experiential agencies of North America, working for some of

the world’s largest consumer brands. With over 17 years experience as an experiential specialist, there are few that share her knowledge or her passion for our industry.

A regular speaker on Experiential in the UK and overseas, she is a Business Leader of the Marketing Society and sits on the steering committee for the Institute of Promotional Marketing’s Experiential Marketing Certificate, acting as a lecturer and course contributor. Claire has consistently featured in EVENT Magazine’s list of the UK’s 100 most influential people in the Event Industry.

Paul ThorogoodChief Executive Officer, Football Foundation

Paul enjoyed a 30-year career with the RAF before joining the Football Foundation in 2006. In the Armed Services he saw active service in the Falkland

Islands, Afghanistan and both Gulf Wars, mostly in the operational logistics role. Paul was also actively involved in football administration throughout his career, rising to be Chairman of the RAF Football Association, a county FA on the FA Council. He has an MA from Kings College London and a post graduate diploma from the University of Warwick. The Football Foundation is the largest sports charity in the UK, receiving funding from the Premier League, The FA and the Government, and is responsible for delivering a transformation in grassroots community sports facilities across the country.

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Nicholas ReynoldsSenior Principal & Director of the London office of Populous

Nicholas is a Senior Principal and a Director of the London office of Populous,He started his career in the firm

on the venue for the 2000 Olympic Games in Australia, the Telstra Stadium, focusing on the planned conversion of the stadium to its post-Olympic 80,000 seat mode. Since returning to England, Nicholas has worked on a diverse portfolio of innovative designs around the world including sensitive refurbishments of Wimbledon All England Lawn Tennis Club, and new performance venues in Shanghai, Abu Dhabi and Copenhagen, and large sports masterplans in the Middle East.

Nicholas is responsible for design development in the office, promoting innovation, sustainability and high design quality throughout the design, documentation and construction phases of all projects. Nicholas is a guest critic at the ecole speciale d’architecture and a regular speaker at conferences around the world on the architecture of sport and entertainment buildings, their social impact and the role that branding and sponsorship plays in defining their design.

Sam RushPresident & Chief Executive, Derby County FC

Sam Rush joined Derby County Football Club as their President & Chief Executive in January 2013.

Sam began his career with law firms SJ Berwin and Bird & Bird and prior to joining Derby, was the President of International Sports Marketing and Management Company the Wasserman Media Group for more than 10 years.

Additionally, Sam has been listed as one of the most influential individuals in Sport in the ‘Times Power 100’, Sport Business ‘World Leading Agents’ and Sport Business ‘World Leading Lawyers’. Most recently, in 2014 he was awarded fcbusiness Championship CEO of the Year and overall fcbusiness Football CEO of the Year

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Alex TrickettHead of Sport UK, Twitter

As Head of Sport for Twitter UK, Alex Trickett is a free consultant to the sports industry.He works closely with teams, players, governing bodies and the media to create

compelling activations, which unlock the power of Twitter, enhancing some of the biggest brands in the world and bringing sports fans closer to the action than ever before.No longer is there a barrier between the game, its players and the people who pay to watch. With Twitter, fans can influence and change the sports they love and have real-time conversations with the stars who play them.Formerly international editor of the award-winning BBC Sport website, Alex has led content planning for Olympic Games and World Cups and has more than 15 years of senior digital experience in the sports industry. He also has a strong brand background, after working as a senior creative strategist for international design agency Imagination.

Ben WrightCommercial Director, The Football League

Ben Wright joined The Football League in October 2014 from Wasserman Media Group where he was Senior Vice President of Partnerships and Business Development. Previously, he was Head of Commercial at Tottenham Hotspur for five years and has also held the position of Sponsorship Manager at The Football Association and Brand Manager at Carlsberg Tetley.

Trevor WatkinsPartner, Pinsent Masons

Trevor is the head of our Sports Sector and regarded as one of the leading advisers to the sports industry, “...a superb lawyer who has handled some truly cutting

edge work” (Chambers Legal Directory). Recognised by Sport Business International as one of the World’s top 20 sports lawyers, he also has substantial practical experience of the sector. Known for his extensive experience he is regarded as a “go to” advisor, a reputation built on his leading the rescue of AFC Bournemouth, time as Chairman of the club, election to the Football League board and subsequent founding of Supporters Direct.

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The Football Business Awards Charity partner for this evening is Movember. As a global men’s health movement, the Movember Foundation has the ambition to contribute to improving the lives of men around the world. This will be achieved through programs in the areas of – Awareness & Education, Living with Cancer, Research and Mental Health.

PRIZES2 x Club Wembley tickets for England v France on

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4 tickets to Johnstone’s Paints Trophy Final on 3rd April at Wembley

How to enterSimply put your donation (suggested amount £20) together with your business card and pop it into the charity envelope on your table. The draw will be made this evening.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT – IT REALLY WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE


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FCBUSINESS FOOTBALL CEO’S CEO OF THE YEAR AWARDThe CEO’s of the top 5 Leagues - The Premier League, The Championship, League 1, League 2 and the SPFL were invited to vote for the best CEO in their respective leagues.

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BEST FAN ENGAGEMENT BY CLUBThis award is for the club which engages best with its fans. The winner will have demonstrated creativity in how they interact and get the fans involved. Judges looked for strong results and authenticity in their communications, plus strong feedback from fans.

Aston Villa Football ClubBrighton & Hove Albion Football ClubCeltic Football Club and Stadia SolutionsCharlton Athletic Football ClubEverton Football ClubManchester City Football ClubTottenham Hotspur Football Club

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Do you understand what motivates them, what it takes to increase their engagement with your club and how this varies by audience type? What practical steps should you take to influence their off and on-line behaviour?

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This award is open to any company connected to football which had a turnover in its last financial year of over £2 million. Judges looked for sustained excellence of service delivery and product innovation supported by strong customer feedback.

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BEST MARKETING OF A FOOTBALL CLUB

BEST NON- MATCH DAY USE OF VENUE

This award will be given for the best marketing of a football club. The judges looked for clear evidence that the marketing achieved its desired outcomes; whether ticket sales, engagement with a particular demographic, CSR, merchandising, catering etc. Creativity and performance against available performance targets were taken into account.

This award acknowledges the successful utilisation of football venues in activities other than matches. This might include conferences, exhibitions, awards ceremonies and training as well as musical and other events. Creative approaches used will have led to commercial success.

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BEST CLUB MARKETING INITIATIVEPREMIER LEAGUEThis award is given for a particular marketing initiative by a premier league club. The judges were looking for well implemented innovative ideas, and clear evidence that the initiative achieved the desired outcomes. Creativity and performance against available targets was taken into account.

Aston Villa Football Club - Villa Cash schemeManchester City - MCWFC ‘Now It Begins’ Seasoncard campaignQueens Park Rangers Football ClubSouthampton Football Club / Mischief PR / Show Your StripesSwansea City Football ClubWest Ham United Football Club

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BEST CLUB MARKETING INITIATIVENON-PREMIER LEAGUEThis award is given for a particular marketing initiative by a club or governing body. The judges were looking for well implemented innovative ideas, and clear evidence that the initiative achieved the desired outcomes. Creativity and performance against available targets was taken into account.

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BEST FOOTBALL CLUB HOSPITALITYOpen to the clubs and caterers the finalists in this award demonstrate how the quality, cost and customer service in delivery of their hospitality offering enhances the match day experience as well as the finances of the club.

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BEST / MOST INNOVATIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGYThis award will be presented to the company or club using technology in a compelling and interesting way.The winner will have demonstrated how the technology has a measurable impact on customer experience or commercial profitability.

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BEST FOOTBALL COMMUNITY SCHEME - NON-PREMIER LEAGUE

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This award recognises a non- Premier League club community scheme. The winner will demonstrate clear commitment to the local community, its people and businesses applying innovative approaches with measurable outcomes.

This award recognises a Premier League club community scheme. The winner will demonstrate clear commitment to the local community, its people and businesses applying innovative approaches with measurable outcomes.

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BEST PROFESSIONAL SERVICE BUSINESS SERVING FOOTBALLOpen to law firms, accountants, architects and other professional service providers who demonstrate a clear commitment to and understanding of the business of football. Thewinner will show how their knowledge has been applied to achieve better commercial performance for clients in football.

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BEST MATCH DAY EXPERIENCEThis award is for the club delivering the best match day experience for all fans. The winner will have shown evidence of excellence in customer service and efforts to enhance the fan enjoyment – for both home and away fans.

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BEST CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SCHEMEThis award is for clubs, associations, companies, brands and organisations involved in Football who can demonstrate the positive impact their CSR activities have had on the environment, fans, employees, communities and other stakeholders.

Aston Villa Football Club / Villa in the CommunityChelsea Football Club Foundation - Education DepartmentFootball Foundation & Barclays Spaces For SportLiverpool Football Club FoundationManchester City Football ClubThe Scottish Professional Football League Trust / Scottish WaterWest Ham United / West Ham United Foundation

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BEST BRAND ACTIVATION INVOLVING FOOTBALL

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Football is at the heart of a myriad of marketing campaigns. This award recognises the best use of football in any of its guises as a component in brand activation. Whether advertising, PR, experiential or digital brands can use football to connect to the hearts and minds of customers. Entrants needed to demonstrate creativity, authenticity and of course great ROI.

The finalists are examples of partnerships in the wider world of football which create meaningful value for both parties. They demonstrate clear ROI and creative thinking.

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FCBUSINESS CEO OF THE YEAR AWARDThe finalists for this award are the winners from The FC Business Football CEO’s CEO of The Year award from the 5 top football leagues in the UK. The winner was decided by the writers and editors of FC Business Magazine for their all round contribution to the fortunes of the club, in the past year.

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CHARITY IN NUMBERSProstate Cancer UK’s unique

deal with The Football LeagueMOVING ONRelocating after a player

transfer – who will help?

DON’T CALL US…Phoning a football club isn’t always a winning experience

2020 VISIONWho will play hosts

when Europe is United

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Uniting A Sporting CityFootball’s central role in Manchester’s identity &

socio-economic revival PAGE 66

Winning With VideoHow can your club monetise

online content? PAGE 53

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AVOIDING CULTURE

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Proper training could ensure

your big foreign signing is a hit

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TURF JOB

We speak to a man

with the tough task of

maintaining perfect

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GROUNDS FOR

BUILDING GREEN

Is there a sustainable appetite for

environmentally friendly stadia?

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KIT LAUNCH

Will a bigger or innovative 'reveal' in

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SPEAKING TO SOROKINWe hear from Alexey Sorokin,

CEO of the 2018 FIFA World Cup RussiaFCBUSINESS INTERNATIONAL PAGE 3

WELL PLAYED PAOK FCHow the Greek club has

defended against the financial crisisPAGE 10

MANAGING CARDIAC CONCERNSwith FIFPro's Dr. Vincent

Gouttebarge PhDPAGE 62 THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE FOR THE

FOOTBALL INDUSTRY ISSUE 87SEPTEMBER 2015£4.95

Executive Profile:Swansea City Vice-Chairman Leigh Dineen

discusses his careerPAGE 14

Hospitality ReviewExperiencing a match-day in style with the BhoysPAGE 60

HOGAN'S HOPESLiverpool's Chief Commercial Officer talks Anfield, travel plans

and catching the Reds' rivalsPAGE 6

Featuring fcbusiness international supplement

www.fcbusiness.co.uk@fcbusiness

THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE FOR

THE FOOTBALL INDUSTRY

fcbusiness international

FOOTBALL IN CHINAThe Chinese government has now

prioritised football development

as the prime goal for sports

development within China.

STADIUMS OF 2018The greatest football tournament on Earth

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definitive guide to stadium development.

SOCCER STATESIDELA Galaxy claim they need

the likes of Steven Gerrard to

realise their ambition of global recognition.

Despite Swiss probes, stadia development

and changes at Fifa, Sorokin insists Russia

will be ready for 2018.

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Proud media partner of the Football Business Awards


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GLOBAL AMBASSADORWhen these Football Business Awards were created it was to acknowledge that the influence of top class football extended beyond the stadium. The economic impact of football on cities and towns is significant. Football creates and supports hundreds of thousands of direct and indirect jobs, assists with urban regeneration and is a vital part of city identity. Much of the power in football comes from the players themselves, those who set positive examples and who use their influence for positive outcomes.

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