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Gawain Davies

Senior Director Corporate Partnerships & Licensing, Euroleague Basketball

Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

  • Senior Director Corporate Partnerships & Licensing

    2023

  • Athlete Venture Partner

    2020

    Helping high profile athletes invest in start-ups

2022 - 2023

  • 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.

2013 - 2015

  • 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.

2013 - 2014

  • Head of Corporate Partnerships, Europe

    2013 - 2014

2007 - 2013

  • 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.

2003 - 2006

  • Account Director

    2003 - 2006

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

2000 - 2002

  • Account Executive

    2000 - 2002

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

1998 - 2000

  • Research Executive

    1998 - 2000

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