Sportradar named SAMEER DEEN COO, effective May 18. He will report directly to CEO CARSTEN KOERL. Most recently, Deen served as Chief Commercial Officer & President at Entain. Previously, Deen served as Chief Digital Officer and SVP/Digital at Univision Communications.
The FAST channel ReachTV has named RACHEL JACOBSON as its next CEO. Jacobson was previously Drone Racing League President. She will report to BEN BERENTSON, CEO of Owned Media at Stagwell, which owns ReachTV. Jacobson also spent 21 years at the NBA and was an SBJ Forty Under 40 honoree in 2010. As part of Jacobson’s hire, ReachTV founder LYNNWOOD BIBBENS will transition into the newly created role of Executive Chair.
Sphere Entertainment Co. elevated DAVID DIBBLE to Vice Chair/Sphere. Dibble most recently served as Special Advisor to the Exec Chair and CEO of Sphere Entertainment, which followed his role as CEO of MSG Ventures.
Formula E named WILL BROWN Chief Commercial Officer, effective in July. He will report to CEO JEFF DODDS. Brown joins from Legends Global, where he served as SVP & Global Head of Motorsport, and previously held roles with Audi F1, Real Madrid, IRONMAN, Arsenal and Manchester United.
