Gawain Davies

Senior Director Corporate Partnerships & Licensing

2023 - Current

Athlete Venture Partner

2020

Helping high profile athletes invest in start-ups

Executive General Manager Sales & Marketing, EMEA

2022 - 2023

Co-founder & Director

2016 - 2022

Jointly responsible for leading the business with direct responsibility for revenue generation for 77 Sports Management clients. Strategic direction of the business, negotiation of commercial partnerships, digital/social media strategic development, recruitment of new athlete talent to the business.

Senior Vice President Global Partnerships

2013 - 2015

Senior executive focused on revenue generation across Lagardere Sports & Entertainment portfolio of assets, including tennis events & athletes, AFC & CAF sponsorship rights and EPCR European Rugby rights.

Head of Corporate Partnerships, Europe

2013 - 2014

Vice President - IMG Tennis + Football

2007 - 2013

Managed IMG Tennis' global sales for owned and represented rights. Responsible for the commercialisation of IMG represented professional tennis players, events and federations including Novak Djokovic, Sharapova, Li Na, Wimbledon, Australian Open, Miami ATP100, RIO ATP500, WTA Tour and other major talent and events. Managed IMG Football Division's global sales for represented talent.

Account Director

2003 - 2006

Developing branded content and media strategies for leading global brands, including Coca-Cola and Rolex.

Account Executive

2000 - 2002

Identifying broadcast sponsorship opportunities for IMG Media owned/represented TV programming

Research Executive

1998 - 2000

Media research including ROI and CPS valuations for sponsors of major sporting events