New Commercial Team members join Volvo Ocean Race

9:39 PM Mon 25 Jan 2010 GMT

Greg Miall (36) has joined the Volvo Ocean Race, due to start on its 11th race around the world in the autumn of 2011, as Commercial Director.

Miall is the former Managing Director of Sport magazine in the UK, and Global Sales Director of newspaper group Metro International. With a background in sponsorship activation, global media and innovative partnerships, he brings considerable commercial experience and influence to this 37-year old global event.

The Volvo Ocean Race is the F1 of sailing, with high-tech teams racing around the world to some of the most interesting venues. Miall's role encompasses all commercial activities including working with major sponsors to bring on board new teams, venue negotiations across six continents and supplier partnerships across all aspects of the event.

Also joining the commercial team as Brand Manager is New Zealander Gavin Brown (40), formerly responsible for merchandising strategy at the America's Cup. Brown will be responsible for the look and feel of the next edition of the Volvo Ocean Race in addition to managing the appointment of official product licensees.

In hiring his team for the 2011-12 race, Volvo Ocean Race CEO Knut Frostad has taken a significantly different approach.

'We have employed the services of top headhunting firm Egon Zender International to select forward thinking and highly motivated candidates from outside the sailing industry. Today's announcement is the first of several we will be making throughout the spring, as we continue to build our team from the most professional people,' Frostad explained.

Miall, who started work this week in Spain, is looking forward to the different challenges the event offers.
'The Volvo Ocean Race is an incredibly exciting event to be working on with an excellent vision for the future. I am looking forward to working with sponsors and partners to make the next race the most successful yet.'

by Volvo Ocean Race

Newsfeed supplied by

#News #Cruising #Sailing #Select

Cruising

Night Watch: Stay Useful After Dark

Watch stints, handovers and sleep that holds up

Cruising

The Bar Crossing: Wait for Slack Water

Cross on slack or the first of the flood.

Nearby
Archerfield, QLD	4 kn SE	19°
Brisbane, QLD	Calm	19°
Greenbank (Defence), QLD	Calm	17°
Brisbane Airport, QLD	4 kn E	20°
Manly, QLD	5 kn S
Redland (Alexandra Hills), QLD	2 kn S	16°
Hope Banks Beacon, QLD	7 kn ENE
Windiest in Australia
Mount Wellington, TAS	26 kn SW	7°
Most Windless in Australia
Bunbury (Coastal), WA	Calm	12°
Hottest in Australia
Fitzroy Crossing, WA	6 kn SW	30°
Coldest in Australia
Perisher Valley, NSW	2 kn WNW	1°
Wettest in Australia
Pukatja, SA	41.0 mm

New Commercial Team members join Volvo Ocean Race

Night Watch: Stay Useful After Dark

The Bar Crossing: Wait for Slack Water

Live Weather

Nearby

Windiest in Australia

Most Windless in Australia

Hottest in Australia

Coldest in Australia

Wettest in Australia

(Other) Articles

Buy & Sell

2023 Firewire Surfboards Seaside

2026 Duotone Neo

2026

2022 Cabrinha Code

2022 Starboard 5'2" Blue Carbon Wingboard

2024 SMIK Custom

Lift Foils Lift Foils - 90Ha

Know before you go

Download the Seabreeze app for iOS or Android.

Weather

Activities

About

Other

Support