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Nielsen Sports appoints five Aussies to global leadership team

October 20, 2016 12:59

Nielsen has undergone a significant restructure following its acquisition of Repucom in June this year, making several new appointments including five Australian talents to enhance their global leadership team.

The announcement:

Nielsen has announced the appointment of Australians Danny Townsend and Glenn Lovett as Co-Managing Directors for the company’s global sports division, Nielsen Sports, which provides best in class data-led solutions and commercial advice to over 1700 clients worldwide. Both Townsend and Lovett will oversee the business including all global operations and revenue. They will jointly report to Howard Appelbaum who leads Nielsen’s Global Sports and Entertainment practice.

Townsend and Lovett joined Nielsen in June 2016 following the acquisition of Repucom, where they served as Chief Revenue Officer and President of Global Strategy, respectively.

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