Worth And Thompson Appointed To America’s Cup

Two distinguished figures in world sport have been appointed to lead the regeneration of the America’s Cup. Richard Worth will be chairman of the America’s Cup Event Authority Management Board with responsibility for commercial, media and television and Craig Thompson has been appointed CEO of ACEA and charged with re-positioning the Cup to attract more fans and commercial interest.
Each executive has worked with the governing bodies for the Olympics, soccer and athletics – the IOC, FIFA, UEFA and IAAF plus other sports federations and rights holders.  Worth and Thompson were Chief Executive and Managing Director respectively of sports marketing agency T.E.A.M.