Appointed:
John was appointed to the Board in April 2025
Career:
John brings 30 years of experience across the sports, media and technology sectors, alongside significant board-level experience within a range of international companies. He is the Co-Founder and Acting Chair of DAZN Group, where he also serves as a Non-executive Director for the leading global sports subscription service. John also holds the position of Vice Chairman at The Sporting News, a global sports digital publisher. He is the Co-Founder of Perform, a digital sports media company that is a major provider of live data and video services and content to online betting operators, publishers, and broadcasters. As part of the leadership team, he led the business through its successful FTSE listing in 2011. Earlier in his career, John held management roles at Sky Sports, EMI Records, Hutchison Whampoa and Sony Pictures.
Skills, experience and contribution:
Strong Board-level strategic leadership through 30+ years of extensive, strategic, commercial & technical experience in international companies, across sports, technology and content businesses.
Current external commitments:
Acting Chair & Non-Exec Director of DAZN Group.
Vice Chairman of The Sporting News.
Executive Chairman of Everclime.
Non-Executive Director of Beyond Sport.
