Chris Buckley has been appointed as the new group chief executive of broadcast services provider Interregional Sports Group.
Buckley, a former director of the Press Association, the UK’s national news agency, and chief executive of PA Sport, has also served as chief executive of technology company Supponor.
ISG founders Simon Burgess and Tony Ragan will become joint chairmen with a focus on the acquisition and execution of major rights, with Buckley taking day-to-day responsibility for the running of the group’s operational business.
“Chris has worked with leading sports federations around the world and been involved in driving innovative technologies across the sector,” Burgess said. “He is extremely well matched to our aims and ambitions.”