Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> October 9, 2000
GEOFF BROWN is the Chief Executive of Sportsworld Media Group Plc. He
joined Media One, a small independent sports and media company in June
1998. He took the company public as Sportsworld Media Group Plc in
December 1998 and has grown the business from a market capitalisation of
GBP20 million to in excess of GBP400 million in the past 18 months.
Sportsworld Media Group Plc is a global business in sports television,
sponsorship, event and talent management. It has offices in London, New
York, Los Angeles, Miami, Dubai, Sydney, Melbourne, Toronto, Barcelona
and Miami. Prior to joining Sporstworld Media Group, Geoff spent more
than 20 years in the communications industry. He sold his Asia-Pacific
based advertising group to Omnicom in 1987 and became the CEO of DBB
Asia based in Hong Kong where he spent nine years building DBB into the
third largest agency group in the Asia-Pacific region. Profile
its business?
Mr. Brown: Sportsworld Media Group has a number of businesses. It's a
sports-related marketing group that is
