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PA SportsTicker Appoints Christopher Dean as Managing Director
NEW YORK, February 26 /PRNewswire/ -- PA SportsTicker, America's leading real-time sports news
information provider, has appointed Christopher Dean as Managing Director
responsible for managing the day to day operations. Within his remit he will
be charged with driving growth and innovation with responsibility for
overseeing US, Canada and Latin America.
Dean was formerly the EVP, Chief Operating Officer for Lulu.com, an
international digital marketplace for online content. During his time at
Lulu, Dean oversaw strategic planning and strong growth, while successfully
implementing expansion plans in Europe, Australia, and Latin America.
Prior to joining Lulu, Dean was the General Manager of Business
Operations for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, of the Canadian Football League,
responsible for the daily operations and overseeing the restructure of their
business in 2004-2005. He also served on the League's Marketing and Broadcast
Committee and the League's Board of Governors. Concurrent to the Tiger-Cats,
he was President of MRX & Associates, a Marketing, Management and Media
Company, servicing many North American Sports properties in the areas of
technology and event management.
Chris Buckley, Chief Executive Officer of PA Sport said: "Chris joins PA
SportsTicker at a very exciting time; he brings with him a tremendous depth
and breadth of experience in both sport and publishing. He also has a
thorough understanding of international business and is the ideal person to
help develop PA SportsTicker's strategy going forward."
Christopher Dean, Managing Director of PA SportsTicker said:
"The consumer's rising need for real-time, high quality sports content; PA
Sport's global leadership position in sports information; and the quality of
technology resources inside and available to PA SportsTicker all combine for
an exciting future for the business. I'm looking forward to leading PA
SportsTicker's innovation and growth."
A native of Toronto, Canada, Dean's experience in business and sports
management spans across North America. He has worked in both professional and
collegiate sports at the Director level, including stints with the Tampa Bay
Devil Rays and the University of Kansas Jayhawks in the areas of marketing,
promotions, sales and partnerships.
Dean has a BA from the University of Toronto and a Masters degree in
Sports Administration from the Florida State University.
Notes to Editors:
About PA SportsTicker
PA SportsTicker (http://www.pa-sportsticker.com) is America's leading
real-time sports news information service provider. Serving broadcast and
cable networks, newspapers, wire services, interactive media, multi media,
internet, game developers, fantasy sports providers and professional teams.
It provides instant sports news for Yahoo!, Microsoft, Dow Jones, Morris
Communications, MSNBC, CSTV and the YES Network. It is also the official
statistician for over 20 professional leagues and associations. Owned by PA
Sport (http://www.pa-sport.com) in the UK, which has international offices in
Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Australia, New
Zealand and South Africa.
Press Enquiries
Michele Singh
On behalf of PA SportsTicker
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