Between the the two of them - our Chairman and Jt MD - they have set more benchmarks for the global sport industry than anyone can imagine.
Iain Banner went from co-founding Sports International and representing IMG in South Africa to co-founding and becoming the CEO of Laureus and the Laureus World Sports Awards, the inaugural edition of which happened in Monaco and where Nelson Mandela gave the opening address. He also launched the Laureus Sports for Good Foundation which is now one of the leading philanthropic organisations in the world of sport. They have raised over €150m raised to support projects using sport as a tool to change the lives of children.
Shailendra Singh created India’s first and largest sports marketing management company. He has brokered deals valued at over $3.2 billion across cricket, football, boxing and more. He also created the opportunity for and presided over the largest sport sponsorship deal in history (at the time) - the Sahara sponsorship of the national cricket team. His charity sports matches have raised millions of dollars for philanthropic efforts like disaster relief, HIV awareness and more.
