
“Sport is a fast growing industry all across the different businesses within this sector. There is an urgent need for highly competent and well trained Sports Managers, with a powerful and successful track record in management and leadership in sports. This market needs creative and innovative professionals with such strong interdisciplinary skills in all different functions of management and with specific knowledge of sports related areas.
The demand for professionals with this specific profile is very high, very urgent, and I think this program is a great opportunity to enhance your professional career within this sector.”
Academic and Professional BackgroundAntonio Martin, holds a Master’s degree in Marketing from IE Business School.
Antonio has been involved as Assistant Coach at CAI Zaragoza Basketball Club (ACB League), and he has developed his professional experience as Marketing Director in Dorna, as General Manager of In Store Media Mexico , as Strategic Account Director in Nike and as Sales Manager in different companies related with retailing and consumer products.
In the last years he has been working at FC Barcelona as Media Director and Barça TV Director, managing and dealing issues related with international TV rights and Club’s television, and also developing new strategies for internet and other digital media initiatives.
By clicking on the arrow below, you can review the profiles of some of our faculty members:
CornerstoneChase International, Chief Operations Officer.
Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School,
President for Ellesse USA.
Executive Director and Global Vice President of the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association.
Founder, President & CEO of Inner Circle Logistics.
Senior Faculty of Harvard Business School
Degrees in Psychology, Communications Engineering and Business Administration
Supply Chain Executive at Xerox Corporation.
Team member of the silver medal winning 1984 Olympic Modern Pentathlon Team.
Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration, University of Florida.
Master Degree in Sports Administration, Florida.
Assistant Professor of Sports Administration, Ohio University.
Chair of the Marketing Department, IE Business School
Ph.D. in Sport Management. University of Minnesota.
M.S. in Sport Management. University of Minnesota.
Marketing Director, Basketball Section, Real Madrid
Master in Marketing. IE Business School
Media Director and Barça TV Director, FC Barcelona.
Marketing Director and Member of the Executive Committee, Dorna Sport Events Organization.
General Manager, In Store Media Mexico.
Founder and CEO, Amazing Sports Lab & Founder and General Partner, Amazing Capital.
PHD Program in Management Sciences, ESADE Business School.
BA/MA in Computer Sciences, minor in Business, Boston University.
Managing Director, ABN AMRO Bank.
Managing Director, Augeo Sports & Entertainment
Executive MBA, IE Business School
Director of Sport Facilities, Real Madrid C.F.
More than 10 years working in sport public relations, mainly in the Olympic movement.
PhD, University of Louisville.
Master Degree in Communications, Drake University.
Assistant Professor in Recreation and Sport Management, University of Arkansas
PhD in Business Management, IESE Business School.
MBA, University of California, Irvine
Professor of Management and Marketing, CUNEF University
Global Promotions Manager / Region Europe Marketing Manager, Adidas AG
Account Executive, Procter & Gamble
General Vice Director & Corporate Finance Director, Caja Madrid.
PhD in Economic Sciences. Universidad Complutense, Madrid
Master of Science in Economics, University of York.
The University of Houston Law Center, LL.M., Intellectual Property and Information Law.
The Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D
Law Offices of Patrick K. Thornton, Houston, Texas (USA).
Adjunct professor of Law, The University of Houston Law Center and South Texas College of Law
Professor of Sport Business Strategy and Marketing, Coventry University Business School
Founder and Director of the Centre for the International Business of Sport, Coventry University Business School
Sport Business Correspondent, BBC Radio, London.
As an athlete, member of the Spanish sailing team, participated in the 1972 Olympic Games and attended, with different responsibilities, fifteen Olympic Games.
Seeliger & Conde, Spain: Spain’s largest executive search firm. Founder and Managing Partner.
Adidas Holding Company, General Manager, Lucerne, Switzerland.
This masters program has been designed and it is taught by IE Business School’s diverse faculty who are exceptional individuals, educators and researchers with highly diverse personal and professional profiles, and who know how to help the program participants develop their full potential from different angles and perspectives.
Having considerable industry experience in some of the world's leading sport corporations and being engaged in consulting projects and other activities, the faculty remains in constant touch with new business developments. The program´s professors take a pivotal role in guiding your development, whilst the methodology maintains your enthusiasm, interest, and commitment at every stage.
In addition to our permanent faculty, each year, IE invites a number of carefully selected visiting professors from prestigious institutions around the world. We also draw on external consultants with specialized knowledge to ensure that IE's teaching experience is second-to-none.
These are some of our Guest Speakers:
Manolo Romero
Managing Director of The Olympic Broadcasting Services SA (OBS), a company that supplies all services relating to the establishment and management of the Host Broadcasting function of the Olympic Games.
José Luis Marcó
Partner and Specialist in the sport industry at “Seeliger & Conde”, a top Executive Search firm.
Santiago Foncillas
CEO of Bwin Spain, company which provide Europe’s biggest betting line-up of sports, and it is also an important sponsor of many clubs and sport events.
José Luis Ferrando
Partner Director, Actis - Leisure and Sports Management Services.
Alfonso Noaín
Former Marketing Director of Samsung
Tom Ehman
Head of External Affairs for BMW ORACLE Racing
Theresa Zabell
1st Vicepresident of Spanish Olympic Committee
Mercedes Coghen
CEO of Madrid 2016 Olympic Bid
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This Master is a specialty of the University Master in Management Official Degree. Its study plan is worth 60 credits ECTS, minimum required to access a Phd according to the Spanish legal implementation of the European Higher Education Area.
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