With over 25 years' experience in the Broadcast sports events industry, I have been responsible for the successful delivery of world-class events for prestigious organisations such as FIFA, UEFA, Premier League, Serie A, MLS, Saudi Pro, ATP and World Athletics. My expertise lies in managing complex projects, leading and inspiring teams, anticipate needs and prioritise effectively.
Throughout my career, I have developed my management skills, excelling in proactive planning by adapting my communication style to different situations and audiences.
My proven track record includes effective stakeholder engagement, crisis resolution, decision making and supplier relationship management, as well as a strong commitment to fostering team leadership, technical coordination and professional development. My passionate and collaborative approach allows me to leverage my proven leadership and experience in delivering results within a large complex organisation with multiple stakeholders and closely to different functions inside the company from remote teams in multiple countries.
A confident and collaborative communicator with a can-do attitude, I excel at identifying opportunities to drive innovation, implementing cost saving initiatives and solving challenges with a global mindset. I am passionate about leveraging my expertise to take on new challenges.
Responsible for the setup, preparation and execution of large, complex live operations with revenues in excess of $10M by applying strict KPIs to meet SLAs defined with clients. I work with business unit leadership to set strategic project direction and develop and implement long-term infrastructure and operational strategies.
I oversee planning, reporting, budgeting and resource management across multiple business units, ensuring alignment with organisational and financial objectives.
I proactively manage stakeholder engagement by organising and chairing meetings, resolving escalations and implementing continuous improvement initiatives to enhance service quality.
I lead multiple teams across multiple geographic locations, managing event management, techOps activities and broadcast engineering.
I partner with the PMO and Account Managers to manage budget capacity, closely monitoring project revenues and margins to ensure financial efficiency. I also support HR functions including recruitment, performance management, career development and team retention, fostering a supportive and engaging working environment for a multi-disciplinary, globally dispersed team.
Responsible for leading the Sports Broadcast & Data business as it relates to the football ecosystem, with several high profile clients including the major football governing bodies and broadcasters.
In addition to managing the technical infrastructure and products, my role was to oversee the effective and consistent delivery of programmes and projects, leading a dedicated project management team across multiple offices.
In conjunction with our Human Resources department, I was also responsible for recruitment, salary reviews, performance management and the definition and implementation of career paths.
Responsible for running the Sport Broadcast & Data business related to the football ecosystem. Along with the management of the technical, product, operational and commercial teams my role was to set the strategic focus for the department.
Program Leader WEB and Mobile sport software solutions.
Accountable for the handover of the products to be taken in charge by the operational teams.
Responsible for the coordination of the delivery of interdependent services.
Technical Leader sport software solutions.
Team leader sport web B2B solutions.
Product launch execution
Delivery management
Software development understanding
Cost saving initiatives
Risk management
Conflict resolution
Strategic planning
Budget management
Stakeholder engagement
Project management
Product development process
Talent acquisition and retention
Team Leadership