The wait has been long, but finally we are here, the Venezia has released in a press release all the news regarding the company composition. This is the list with the new members and their respective positions:
Il Venice FCa professional soccer team from Venice founded in 1907, is pleased to announce that it has raised significant capital from existing and new investors. The ownership group has formed an Operating Committee (OpCo) to oversee the strategic direction of the club. The OpCo is comprised of eleven members who collectively own a significant majority of VFC. All members of the OpCo are either personally invested in VFC or are representatives of families who have invested in VFC.
The OpCo will work alongside the Board of Directors and the Italian management of VFC to govern the club and its activities. The OpCo will be composed of four sub-committees covering Sport, Commercial, Finance/Operations and Venues.
The OpCo will be composed of a cross-section of executives with experience in the finance, technology and retail sectors and includes:
Chairmen of the subcommittees:
– Rob Hamwee – Senior Advisor di New Mountain Capital
– Brad Katsuyama – Co-founder and CEO of IEX Group Inc.
– Duncan Niederauer – President of Venice FC
– Barney Schauble – Senior Advisor, Nephila Advisors LLC
Other members of the Opco:
– Eileen Aptman – Chief Investment Officer, Belfer Management
– Darrell Friesen – Former President of Jet Label
– Cyril Goddeeris – Partner, Goldman Sachs
– Phillip Hyun – Co-founder and Vice President of Gen. G esports
– Ron Shurts – Co-founder and CEO of Annexus
– Eugene Wang – CEO, Regent Holding
– Jonathan Wheaton – Director of Sandia Holding LLC
In addition to the significant investment from OpCo members, Venezia FC is delighted to welcome additional shareholders to the club, including APEXa sports-focused investment firm backed by more than 100 athletes across multiple sports, Chiron Sports Group, a Switzerland-based sports and media asset manager, and Elliott Hill, a former Nike executive and current board member of a number of leading consumer brands.
With the addition of new investors and the creation of OpCo, Venezia FC also plans to make some changes to its Board of Directors. Ivan Cordoba, to whom we are deeply grateful for his service to the club in various capacities over the past three years, has asked to step down from the Board to facilitate this transition. We will announce the new Board members in the coming weeks.
Venezia FC is also pleased to announce the addition of Jamie Reigle as Vice President of the Operations Committee. Jamie has held senior positions at major international sports organizations, including Chief Commercial Officer and Board Member of Manchester United, EVP Business Operations for the NFL franchise Los Angeles Rams and Chief Executive Officer of Formula E.
