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Simon Thomas

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Chairman at Envision Sport Group
📍 Switzerland

Simon Thomas is a highly experienced sports marketing executive with over 30 years in the industry, currently serving as Chairman of Envision Sports Group and Managing Director of Talisman Sport & Media. His career includes senior leadership roles as Chief Commercial Officer at FIFA and CEO of TEAM Marketing. He holds an LLB and an MBA.

Outside of his executive roles, Simon maintains a deep appreciation for the sport itself, following major tournaments from a fans perspective. He has expressed admiration for the growth and future potential of the womens game, reflecting on what major events signal for the sports trajectory.

During his 15-year tenure at TEAM Marketing, he was responsible for media rights sales for UEFA competitions, with contracts exceeding €11 billion in total value.

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Experience
32 Years
Current Role
Chairman
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Switzerland
Personality Overview

How Simon shows up

Friendly But Fast
Dynamic But Sincere
Driven But Considerate

If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders)

Priorities

Topics Simon cares about

Sports Media Rights
He has a proven track record of selling premium media rights, notably managing contracts worth over €11 billion for the UEFA Champions League and Europa League while at TEAM Marketing.
Digital Fan Engagement
As Chairman of Envision Sport Group, he oversees companies like InCrowd and Cortex, which specialize in high-impact digital fan experiences and leveraging fan data platforms.
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Career

Work history

9-2021
Chairman
Envision Sport Group
11-2020 - 4-2025
Partner
colganbauer
10-2019 - 11-2020
Chief Commercial Officer
FIFA
12-2016
Managing Director
Talisman Sport and Media
11-2013 - 11-2016
Executive Vice President Global Sport and Content Sales
Fox International Channels
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1990 - 1991
MBA
Bayes Business School
1980 - 1984
LLB
University of Auckland
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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