Sports activities and gaming media company SBC introduced it has established a brand new division, Sports activities Sponsorship, and appointed George Harborne as Director of Sports activities Sponsorship.
Relations with Trade Stakeholders
Harborne will probably be chargeable for constructing the brand new division inside SBC by specializing in the connections and relations with sports activities golf equipment, associations, in addition to betting and gaming business stakeholders, in search of to help in buyer acquisition, activation and strategic growth.
“I’m excited to convey my expertise serving to corporations obtain their sponsorship and income targets to SBC,” Harborne commented, outlining that he was extremely motivated to just accept the function by “the corporate’s dedication to creating significant enterprise connections inside the iGaming and sports activities betting business,” in addition to its roster of “unequalled relationships … on this house.”
“I can not wait to assist the crew ship much more worth for our purchasers by means of this new providing,” he concluded.
In his new function as Director of Sports activities Sponsorship, Harborne, who has over a decade of sports activities business expertise beneath his belt, will probably be reporting on to Chief Government Officer and Founder Rasmus Sojmark.
“We’re delighted to welcome George to the crew,” Sojmark commented, highlighting Harborne’s credentials and suitability for the function.
‘Achieved Sports activities Enterprise Government’
“He’s an achieved sports activities enterprise govt expert in negotiating partnerships and overseeing their growth and activation,” Sojmark mentioned, emphasizing Harborne as the best particular person to steer SBC’s “efforts to search out and join with sponsors and consumers” from the gaming business.
Harborne’s resume options senior roles throughout rugby and soccer golf equipment, together with Business Director at skilled rugby membership Salford Pink Devils, Senior Supervisor within the Betting Class at worldwide sports activities advertising company SPORTFIVE, Head of Associate Acquisition and Associate Providers for English Premier League (EPL) membership Aston Villa, Head of Partnerships and Interim Head of Gross sales at West Bromwich Albion FC, and Senior Partnership Gross sales Government at Derby County FC.
His newest function previous to becoming a member of SBC was as Director at Yellow Sports activities Advertising.
“George is a implausible addition to our crew,” mentioned SBC Chief Working Officer, David Knight, underlining that “his information of sports activities sponsorships will assist SBC’s buddies and purchasers construct a long-lasting rapport with sports activities groups the world over and add an incremental income stream for our enterprise.”
As a part of his duties, Harborne may also should ship tailor-made content material to audiences throughout SBC’s main occasions, together with SBC Summit North America (New Jersey, Sep 11 Might), CasinoBeats Summit (Malta, 23-25 Might), Canadian Gaming Summit (Toronto, 13-15 June), SBC Summit Barcelona (Barcelona, 19-21 September), and SBC Summit Latinoamérica (November 2023).
