Feb 10 2013
2013 SEME Conference First Keynotes Speaker Announced
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The 2013 SEME conference has its first two keynote speakers! See below for their profiles.
Mark Waller-Chief Marketing Officer, NFL
Mr. Waller is a graduate of Duke University, and a 25 year veteran with extensive international business experience, including positions in the United Kingdom, Spain, the Canary Islands, Greece, and the United States. He joined the NFL in 2006, and became Chief Marketing Officer in 2009. In his role as CMO, Mr. Waller overseas all of the leagues marketing efforts, as well as international activities. In addition, he is responsible for developing the NFL’s long-term fan development and brand strategy, and also is a member of the league’s Business Ventures senior management team.
David Abrutyn-Senior Vice President, Global Head of Consulting, International Management Group (IMG)
Mr. Abrutyn is a graduate of University of Hartford Barney School of Business and joined IMG in 1999, and was named as Managing Director, Senior Vice President and Head of IMG Global Consulting in 2009. He has more than 16 years of industry experience, having worked with numerous Fortune 500 companies in development and implementation of sports and entertainment marketing strategies. During his time at IMG, Mr. Abrutyn has managed client business for 24 Hour Fitness, AT&T Broadband/Comcast, Churchill Downs, DHL, Harrahs Entertainment/World Series of Poker, Philips Royal Bank of Scotland, Starwood and Verizon. In this capacity, he has worked on initiatives for clients with teams and league offices of the NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, NASCAR, NCAA, Olympics, and FIFA. Prior to IMG, Mr. Abrutyn worked in corporate marketing at the NHL, managing relationships with major sponsors.
Stay tuned for more updates on speakers and news for this year’s SEME Conference!
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