LONDON: Sports.com have announced that prominent Saudi businessman and senior executive Majed Al Sorour has been appointed as president.
Al Sorour’s role will include investment strategy and execution as well as strategic communications and investor relations, a media release said.
Al Sorour is a businessman and entrepreneur with an interest in the sports and technology industries. On special request, Al-Sorour was appointed as CEO of Golf Saudi in 2018; as one of many transformative catalysts for Vision 2030, overseeing the development of a multi-billion-dollar investment in the development of the sport and its correlating commercial opportunities, the release said.
Al-Sorour was also the driving force behind LIV Golf, acting as Managing Director from its inception to the end of the first season and successfully creating a team franchise model in the world of golf. His disruptive strategies achieved the vision of making Saudi a global destination for golf, creating new business models in the process. As Director of Newcastle Football Club since their acquisition in 2021, Al Sorour took the team from close to relegation in the English Premier League to one of the top 5 teams, working closely with the entire organisation from the outset to build what is now one of the most valuable franchises in the EPL, the release said.
Al Sorour commented, “I am delighted to be joining Sports.com at such a pivotal time in their growth. I see the potential for Sports.com to use transformational technology to change the way fans interact with sport, creating an engaged global community that has never been achieved previously”.
Sports.com vice-president Matthew McGahan welcomed Al Sorour, commenting, “Sports.com will create the ultimate world of fan engagement in sport, via our platform and investments, and the business will benefit hugely from Mr Al Soruor’s experience in challenging traditional boundaries to create better sporting experiences for fans.”
