DAZN appoints commercial SVP

OTT sports streamer DAZN has announced the appointment of Sky Deutschland’s Paul Sexton-Chadwick to the role of SVP commercial propositions.

In this role, Sexton-Chadwick will be responsible for driving DAZN’s strategy and execution for commercial premises and other B2B commercial enterprise opportunities. He reports directly to chief business development officer, John Gleasure. 

Sexton-Chadwic joins from Sky Deutschland, where he was responsible for Sky’s OTT business – Sky Ticket.  

Speaking of his appointment, Sexton-Chadwick said: “I am delighted to be joining at such a significant time of growth. I’m inspired by the company’s ambition, innovation and sincerity around building a great customer experience. DAZN is not just about live sports, it’s about creating products and services that make theatre, memories and gladiatorial experiences for sports fans around the world.” 

Gleasure added: “This is an exciting time for DAZN and the Business Development arm of the company. With the strong platform partnerships that Peter Parmenter’s team have developed, the recent addition of Ben King and now Paul, we’re ensuring the continued growth of the company across all partnership areas. Paul brings an invaluable wealth of knowledge to the business and we look forward to the growth of our commercial enterprise division.”