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Organisers
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Chief Executive: Knut Frostad
Knut's links with the race date back to the 1993-94 when he was helmsman on Intrum Justitia. In 1997-98 he was skipper and project founder/director of Innovation Kvaerner and in 2001-02 of Djuice Dragons. He was watch leader and technical advisor with Brasil 1 in 2005-06 and has also participated in the Olympic Games. Knut also has an international business background and is a recognised motivational speaker.
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Race Director: Jack Lloyd
Jack has a wealth of experience in race management. He was Chairman of the International Jury for the 2005-06 Volvo Ocean Race and on the jury for two previous races. He is an International Umpire and an International Judge. He was a umpire and jury member on two America’s Cups and was Rules Advisor to OneWorld in 2002-03 and Emirates Team New Zealand in the 32nd America’s Cup.
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Technology Director: Jordi Neves
Jordi has extensive experience managing IT in blue-chip companies and in engineering and delivering technology to sailing events. He has worked in corporations such as Procter&Gamble, HP and most recently DHL. Prior to this, Jordi led the technology roadmap of the 2004-07 Louis Vuitton Cup and 32nd America's Cup.
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Chief Financial Director: Antonio Bolaños Lopez
Antonio has a strong background in financial management and strategy. Previously, he was Financial Planning Director for Optenet as well as Corporate Controller and Internal Audit Director for Abengoa Bioenergia at their Bioenergy Business Unit in the USA. Prior to that role, Antonio was Auditing Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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Communications Director: Jon Bramley
Jon has a strong background in news and journalism and spent over 10 years at Thomson Reuters as the Deputy Sports Editor, Global Sports News Editor, Global Sports Production Editor and Editor in Charge of Global Sports Online. Previous to this Jon was Assistant Sports Editor for the Sunday Mirror, and Assistant Editor, Sports News Editor for the Press Association in the UK.
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Director of Television & Radio: Adam Binns
Adam has worked in the television and film industry for 14 years on a range of projects including Formula One, UEFA Champions League and the Rugby World Cup. He was formerly Commercial Director of Dutch television and production company, Off the Fence and his background includes senior positions at ITV, BSkyB and TWI.
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Director of Operations: Heather Sherer
Heather has over 12 years’ senior management experience in multiple sports events and has held key operational roles at the Sydney Olympics, Turin Winter Olympics, and Commonwealth Games in Manchester. More recently, Heather has worked on the UEFA Euro 2008 in Switzerland/Austria and the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
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CCO Commercial Director: Olivier Bremont
Olivier previously worked for the Women's Tennis Association as Vice President of Business Development & Strategy and held an equivalent role at Infront Sports & Media. Prior to that Olivier spent three years at UEFA as Account Director and five years as a Global Sports Marketing Manager at adidas International.
