Luigi De Siervo has been appointed as the new chief executive of Italian soccer’s Serie A. De Siervo, who previously held the same role at Infront Italy, was elected with 15 votes out of 20, one more than the minimum required threshold. He replaces Marco Brunelli, who has been appointed as the new director general of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). Gabriele Gravina, the FIGC president, said of the appointment: “I am convinced he is the right person to help actualise the reforms we have started implementing. His curriculum and profound knowledge of professional football will create an extraordinary bridge to strengthen the rapport between FIGC and Lega Serie A.” US events promoter Live Nation Entertainment has announced the election of Maverick Carter – LeBron James’ long-time business partner – to its board of directors. Star India chairman and chief executive Uday Shankar has been named as the vice president of The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). William Hill US, an arm of the UK bookmaker, has appointed former STATS chief executive Kenneth Fuchs as president of digital. Racing series IndyCar has appointed Jay Frye as its president – a promotion from his role of head of competition and operations that he had held for the three years previously.
Serie A has appointed Luigi de Siervo as its CEO to replace Marco Brunelli, who has become the Italian Football Federation’s (FIGC) DG. Previously occupying the same position at Infront Italy, De Siervo was elected by the Italian soccer league with 15 votes out of 20, one more than he needed. FIGC president Gabriele Gravina said de Siervo's background and football knowledge would help improve links between the governing body and Serie A, as well as push through reforms.