ATP’s Tennis Data Innovations hires David Lampitt as its first CEO and others

David Lampitt has been named the first CEO of Tennis Data Innovations (TDI). The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and ATP Media are a joint venture that is the tour’s global sales, broadcast production and distribution division.

After nearly a decade, Lampitt arrives at Sportradar, a provider of data and broadcast solutions, where he most recently served as CEO of sports content and partnerships. Prior to this role, he was CEO of the English Football Association in Portsmouth and for seven years as Chief Financial Officer of the Football Association (FA). He also led Supporters Direct, a non-profit organization that promotes good governance in the sport.

Hiring Lampitt is the first senior management hiring since TDI was founded. Founded in late 2020, the TDI has been created to manage the combined ATP Tour and ATP Challenger Tour match data rights, as well as certain media streaming rights, to improve fan engagement and make tennis more accessible to digital audiences.

As CEO of TDI, Lampitt will be responsible for overseeing centralized management, product innovation, and the utilization of tennis data in several downstream markets, including betting and performance analysis. He is working in London and will officially take up his new post 1^st January 2022.

In the future, TDI has outlined a number of strategic objectives, including the commercial performance, sales strategy, integrity and compliance of the data and databases it oversees, and the possible future integration of data resources from other tennis stakeholders.

“As a lifelong tennis fan, I’m excited to join TDI at such an exciting time, as tennis seems to be changing the way its data and content is utilized in the modern game,” Lampitt said.

“I look forward to building the TDI team and the joint mission of ATP and ATP Media to provide the best experience for tennis fans around the world.”

Andrea Gaudenzi, ATP’s chairman and board member of TDI, added: “Tennis’s biggest growth potential is in the media and data. Because ATP Media is already successfully dedicated to the media side of the ATP Tour, TDI was created for the data side and to scale revenue on behalf of our members. ”

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Broadcasting Service Provider EMG Group has promoted Peter Bates As President and CEO of the United Kingdom and Chief Strategy Officer.

Ata Football, a women’s football media company, has appointed Ashlee Fontes-Comber as Director of Market Development and Kimberly Johnson as a leader in digital products.

François Pesenti, The former boss of RMC Sport, has joined the French Rugby Union Club RC Toulonnaiswhere he leads strategic development and marketing.

Appointments

Charlie Hodgson

Managing Director, South Australian Cricket Association (SACA)

Formerly: Interim CEO of Surrey County Cricket Club

Notes: Hodgson will leave the English Cricket Club early next year.

Alexander Steinforth

General Manager, Germany, National Football League (NFL)

Formerly: CEO, Deutsche Sport Marketing

Chris McGowan

CEO, Ilitch Sports + Entertainment (IS + E)

Previously: President and CEO, Portland Trail Blazers

Thomas Weikert

President of the German Olympic Sports Federation (DOSB)

Formerly: President of the International Table Tennis Association (ITTF)

Notes: Weikert secured the landslide victory by defeating Claudia Bokel by 361 votes to 56.

Amanda Oliver

Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Nascar

Formerly: Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs and Assistant Attorney at Law, Nascar

Juliet Slot

Commercial Director of Arsenal

Formerly: Commercial Director, Ascot Racecourse

Atul Khosla

Chief Operating Officer, LIV Golf Investments

Previously: Vice President, Corporate Development and Branding, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Jeroen van den Bergh

Chief Strategy Officer, Chicago Fire

Previously: Vice President, Corporate Development, Allied Sports

Suzanne Cohen

Ironman Group Marketing Director

Previously: Branch Director and Local Experiences, JP Morgan Chase

Adam Cotton

Press Manager, Soapbox London

Previously: Media Director, Comic Relief

Departures

Michael Dowse

CEO and Director, US Tennis Association (USTA)

Notes: Dowse will resign next March as he has been in charge since January 2020.

Monica Fee

Global Brand Partnerships, Creative Artists Agency (CAA)

Notes: Fee says he will leave the agency after nearly 15 years “to seek an exciting position in the global sports organization.”

Rob Davies

Chairman, Ospreys

Notes: In addition to standing for the United Rugby Championship (URC), Davies will also be on the Professional Rugby Board (PRB) for Wales. Ospreys CEO Nick Garcia now represents Ospreys at the PRB.