Our Team
LEADERSHIP
Our senior management team reflects our place at the intersection of live sport, entertainment, technology, and e-commerce. They have decades of experience delivering change, innovation, and growth across a range of sectors and businesses – from FTSE 100 companies to football clubs, streaming giants, global media groups, and more.
Shay Segev
Chief Executive
Shay Segev is Chief Executive Officer of DAZN Group, responsible for the company’s global strategy and driving DAZN through its next phase of growth. Shay was previously CEO of Entain,...
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General Manager, DAZN Spain
Bosco Aranguren is General Manager at DAZN Spain and responsible for growing DAZN in Spain by delivering the most exciting, sociable and engaging viewing experience for sport fans. He joined the...
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Stefano Azzi
CEO, DAZN Italy
Stefano Azzi is the CEO for DAZN’s Italian branch and he is responsible for all business activity to be carried out in Italy. He plays a strategic role in running...
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Ben Barlow
Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
Ben Barlow is Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel. In this role, he is responsible for all of DAZN Group’s global legal activities including corporate and financial matters, rights and...
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Shelley Blackburn
EVP of Transformation
Shelley Blackburn is DAZN’s EVP of Transformation. Having joined Perform Group in 2008, Shelley has been with DAZN since its inception. She has been instrumental in shaping DAZN into the...
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Neil Colligan
Chief Delivery Officer
Neil Colligan is DAZN Group’s Chief Delivery Officer and currently Interim Chief People Officer. He joined the company in 2002 from the consumer retailer Comet, where he held various senior...
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Veronica Diquattro
CEO, Global Platform
Veronica Diquattro has been at DAZN since its inception. Having been Chief Revenue Officer, Europe – managing DAZN’s growth in Italy, Spain and DACH – in September 2022, she was...
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Mark Kemp
CEO, DAZN Bet
Mark Kemp leads DAZN Bet, a strategic recreational betting business partnership between DAZN Group and Pragmatic Group, a leading platform technology and content provider. DAZN Bet is operating in the...
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CEO, DAZN North America
Joe Markowski has been with DAZN since its inception. Major milestones in his decade long tenure include supporting the founding team in establishing the company’s initial go-to-market strategy; overseeing DAZN’s...
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Alice Mascia
CEO, DAZN DACH
Alice Mascia has 20 years’ valuable experience in the media and telco industries. She has a proven record of launching new business, products, and brands. A recognised international executive, she...
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Ed McCarthy
Chief Operating Officer
Ed McCarthy is DAZN’s Chief Operating Officer. Ed joined the business in 2020 from Access Industries, where he oversaw some of its key European portfolio companies in the technology and...
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Pete Oliver
Chief Marketing Officer
Pete Oliver recently joined DAZN as Chief Marketing Officer, leading the group’s global marketing activities and teams, and its distribution partnerships. Oliver has a strong track record of launching and...
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Warren Palk
Managing Director, DAZN Channels
Warren Palk has been at DAZN since day one, in a number of roles including COO and EVP Customer Experience. As Managing Director DAZN Channels, Warren is responsible for leading...
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Sandeep Tiku
Chief Technology Officer
Sandeep Tiku is Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of DAZN Group, responsible for Product, Technology, Innovation, and Customer Success. Sandeep joined DAZN in 2022, before which he was Chief Operations Officer...
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Jacopo Tonoli
Chief Commercial Officer
Jacopo Tonoli is DAZN Group’s Chief Commercial Officer and is responsible for rights strategy and content acquisition across DAZN, as well as delivering and executing the Group’s global strategic rights...
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Ian Turnbull
EVP, New Revenues
Ian Turnbull is responsible for new revenue streams at global sports broadcaster DAZN. These include betting, NFTs and ecommerce revenue lines. Ian has previously held senior commercial roles at global...
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Darren Waterman
Chief Financial Officer
Darren Waterman joined DAZN Group in January 2022 as Chief Financial Officer. In his previous role at Amazon, he led the finance team responsible for Prime Video internationally. As a...
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Daisy Wells
EVP, Communications
Daisy Wells joined DAZN in early 2022 from London-based communications firm Powerscourt, where she specialised in advising companies operating in complex or controversial sectors to be better understood. Daisy comes...
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Manabu Yamada
EVP, DAZN Japan
Manabu Yamada is Executive Vice President of DAZN Japan, leading all business in the Japanese market. Manabu has extensive experience in sports and digital business throughout his career, in which...
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KEVIN MAYER
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Kevin Mayer is the DAZN Group Chairman of the Board of Directors, providing strategic direction as the company continues along its aggressive growth trajectory. Driving one of the largest disruptions...
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LINCOLN BENET
Non-executive Director
Lincoln Benet is the Chief Executive Officer of Access Industries, the privately held industrial group with long-term holdings worldwide founded by Len Blavatnik and a DAZN shareholder. Prior to joining...
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JOHN GLEASURE
Non-exec Director
John Gleasure is a Non-Executive Director for DAZN. In this role, he works on the company’s long-term strategy and focuses on key priorities including key global business partnerships, new ventures...
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GUILLAUME D’HAUTEVILLE
Non-exec Director
Guillaume D’Hauteville is Executive Vice Chairman of Access Industries and serves notably as Chairman of Deezer, STT Properties and AINMT ASA. He is also a Non-Executive Director for DAZN. Before...
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FRANCO BERNABE
Senior Strategic Advisor
Franco Bernabè is one of Italy’s most distinguished executives with unrivalled experience in the telecommunications sector; most notably he was CEO and Chairman of TIM, Italy’s leading telecoms group and...
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ANTHONY JOSHUA
Special Advisor
Two-time former unified world heavyweight champion and Olympic Gold Medalist Anthony Joshua OBE joined DAZN Group in June 2022 as a shareholder, special advisor, and brand ambassador for the business,...
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JAMES RUSHTON
Co-founder
James Rushton is Co-Founder at DAZN Group and has oversight for markets, rights and content globally. A 25-year veteran of the sports industry, James spent the majority of his career...
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