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CONCACAF APPOINTS NEW
DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY
NEW YORK (Thursday, 8 November 2007) - CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) today announced forthcoming changes to its senior staff at the CONCACAF head offices in New York City.
After over four years of service as Deputy General Secretary, Jason Hughes will be leaving CONCACAF at the end of November to return to his native England. CONCACAF has appointed Italo Zanzi as its new Deputy General Secretary who will also serve as Executive VP of CONCACAF’s subsidiary commercial arm, CONCACAF Marketing & TV.
Zanzi, who joins CONCACAF from his role as Vice President, International Broadcast Sales & Latin America / US Hispanic Marketing at Major League Baseball, will have responsibility for a range of activities including CONCACAF’s commercial program and communications. He joins Ted Howard, CONCACAF’s other Deputy General Secretary, in the offices of the secretariat in New York City.
CONCACAF’s General Secretary, Chuck Blazer, said, “I really cannot overstate the contribution Jason Hughes has made to football in the CONCACAF region these past four years. He has played a pivotal role in development and growth of our showpiece tournament, the CONCACAF Gold Cup™, and has led innovations to our club championship that will shortly see us launch a new champions’ league tournament in this region. Both of these achievements are part of Jason’s legacy to CONCACAF, a body of work of which he can be enormously proud. Everyone at CONCACAF wishes him well on his return to the UK.”
Blazer added, “I am very pleased to announce that Italo Zanzi will join us from his role at Major League Baseball in the USA, in the capacity of Deputy General Secretary. Italo’s experience in international TV and sponsorship in sport will prove an invaluable asset to CONCACAF as we enter a new phase for the Confederation; we are pleased that Italo will be joining our team in New York and everyone is excited by the work that lies ahead.”
Zanzi will join CONCACAF at the end of November.
About CONCACAF
CONCACAF “The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football” is one of six continental confederations of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) and serves as the governing body of football in this part of the world. It is composed of 40 national associations, from Canada in the north to Guyana, Surinam and French Guyana in the south.
About Jason Hughes
Jason Hughes joined CONCACAF in September 2003 as Deputy General Secretary having previously worked for the (British) Labour Party and The Football Association of England. At CONCACAF, Hughes is credited with having played a leading role in the development of major CONCACAF events including the enormous growth of the CONCACAF Gold Cup™, the championship of national teams in the CONCACAF region, and preparations for the launch of the CONCACAF Champions League™, the Confederation’s new tournament for club teams. He has also been a key player in the continued growth of CONCACAF’s commercial activities including heading-up the Confederation’s partnership marketing program. He is a member of the FIFA Media Committee and the FIFA Committee for Fair Play and Social Responsibility.
About Italo Zanzi
Italo Zanzi has worked at Major League Baseball since May 2000 and currently holds the position of Vice President, International Broadcast Sales & Latin American / US Hispanic Marketing. Zanzi is a qualified lawyer licensed to practice by the New York State Bar Association and stood for the United States Congress in New York’s First Congressional District in 2006. Zanzi has a keen interest in many sports and has represented the USA in Team Handball since 1997 including winning Bronze Medal in the 2003 Pan Am Games. He also briefly played soccer professionally in Chile before playing for the University of Chicago, Illinois (USA) and was Assistant Coach at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
CONCACAF +1/212 308 0044
steve.torres@concacaf.org
CONCACAF APPOINTS NEW
DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY
NEW YORK (Thursday, 8 November 2007) - CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) today announced forthcoming changes to its senior staff at the CONCACAF head offices in New York City.
After over four years of service as Deputy General Secretary, Jason Hughes will be leaving CONCACAF at the end of November to return to his native England. CONCACAF has appointed Italo Zanzi as its new Deputy General Secretary who will also serve as Executive VP of CONCACAF’s subsidiary commercial arm, CONCACAF Marketing & TV.
Zanzi, who joins CONCACAF from his role as Vice President, International Broadcast Sales & Latin America / US Hispanic Marketing at Major League Baseball, will have responsibility for a range of activities including CONCACAF’s commercial program and communications. He joins Ted Howard, CONCACAF’s other Deputy General Secretary, in the offices of the secretariat in New York City.
CONCACAF’s General Secretary, Chuck Blazer, said, “I really cannot overstate the contribution Jason Hughes has made to football in the CONCACAF region these past four years. He has played a pivotal role in development and growth of our showpiece tournament, the CONCACAF Gold Cup™, and has led innovations to our club championship that will shortly see us launch a new champions’ league tournament in this region. Both of these achievements are part of Jason’s legacy to CONCACAF, a body of work of which he can be enormously proud. Everyone at CONCACAF wishes him well on his return to the UK.”
Blazer added, “I am very pleased to announce that Italo Zanzi will join us from his role at Major League Baseball in the USA, in the capacity of Deputy General Secretary. Italo’s experience in international TV and sponsorship in sport will prove an invaluable asset to CONCACAF as we enter a new phase for the Confederation; we are pleased that Italo will be joining our team in New York and everyone is excited by the work that lies ahead.”
Zanzi will join CONCACAF at the end of November.
About CONCACAF
CONCACAF “The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football” is one of six continental confederations of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) and serves as the governing body of football in this part of the world. It is composed of 40 national associations, from Canada in the north to Guyana, Surinam and French Guyana in the south.
About Jason Hughes
Jason Hughes joined CONCACAF in September 2003 as Deputy General Secretary having previously worked for the (British) Labour Party and The Football Association of England. At CONCACAF, Hughes is credited with having played a leading role in the development of major CONCACAF events including the enormous growth of the CONCACAF Gold Cup™, the championship of national teams in the CONCACAF region, and preparations for the launch of the CONCACAF Champions League™, the Confederation’s new tournament for club teams. He has also been a key player in the continued growth of CONCACAF’s commercial activities including heading-up the Confederation’s partnership marketing program. He is a member of the FIFA Media Committee and the FIFA Committee for Fair Play and Social Responsibility.
About Italo Zanzi
Italo Zanzi has worked at Major League Baseball since May 2000 and currently holds the position of Vice President, International Broadcast Sales & Latin American / US Hispanic Marketing. Zanzi is a qualified lawyer licensed to practice by the New York State Bar Association and stood for the United States Congress in New York’s First Congressional District in 2006. Zanzi has a keen interest in many sports and has represented the USA in Team Handball since 1997 including winning Bronze Medal in the 2003 Pan Am Games. He also briefly played soccer professionally in Chile before playing for the University of Chicago, Illinois (USA) and was Assistant Coach at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia