Selection Criteria
Winners are selected based on the following criteria: the influence and power in the sports business industry, as well as their achievements on and off the so-called playing field.
September 21 - 22
8th Annual IMG Sports Marketing Symposium
Marriott Marquis
New York City
November 16 - 17
12th Annual FSA Sports Media & Technology
Marriott Marquis
New York City
November 30 - December 1
11th Annual IndyCar Series Motorsports Marketing Forum
The Venetian
Las Vegas, Nevada
December 8 - 9
9th Annual IMG Intercollegiate Athletics Forum
The W Hotel, Lexington Avenue
New York City
March 31
Forty Under 40 Awards 2011
JW Marriott Marquis Miami
Miami, FL
SportsBusiness Journal/Daily Forty Under 40 Class of 2010 Announced Today
Winners To Be Honored At Black-Tie Ceremony
In Los Angeles on March 18
The winners of the 2010 Forty Under 40 Awards were announced today by Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily. Recipients will receive their awards in Los Angeles during a black-tie ceremony at the JW Marriott at L.A. Live on Thursday, March 18.
The Forty Under 40 Awards program was initiated in 1999 to identify and honor the most promising young executives in sports business under the age of 40. Winners are selected by a committee of SportsBusiness Journal/Daily editors and writers.
“Our Forty Under 40 program recognizes the very best young talent from all the different segments of the sports industry, from teams and leagues, to agencies and media, to sponsors and partners,” said SportsBusiness Journal/DailyPublisher Richard Weiss. “This year’s class is another outstanding group of young men and women who are at the top of their game and who wield enormous influence in sports.”
The winners were chosen from hundreds of nominees and were cited for specific achievement in the sports industry, including demonstrations of innovation, entrepreneurialism, leadership and influence. Full stories on each of the 40 honorees can be found in the March 8-14 issue of Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal.
Please visit the sportsbusinessjournal.com or sportsbusinessdaily.com Web sites for articles on the winners.
The full list of winners and their company affiliation follows:
| Steve | Battista | Senior Vice President, Brand | Under Armour |
| Katie | Boes | President | Reel Enterprises Inc. |
| Christopher | Brearton | Partner | O'Melveny & Myers LLP |
| Marc | Bruno | President, Aramark Sports, Entertainment and Conventions | Aramark |
| Chris | Canetti | Chief Operating Officer | Houston Dynamo |
| Andrew | Cohen | Group Director, Partnership Marketing | Visa USA |
| Paul | Danforth | Marketing Executive | CAA Sports |
| Jeff | Eccleston | Vice President, Group Director | Sponsorship Research International |
| Max | Eisenbud | Vice President, IMG Tennis | IMG |
| John | Entz | Senior Vice President, Production | MLB Network |
| Todd | Goldstein | President, AEG Global Partnerships | AEG |
| Chris | Granger | Senior Vice President, Team Marketing and Business Operations | NBA |
| Kirby | Hocutt | Director of Athletics | University of Miami |
| Matt | Hong | Senior Vice President and General Manager, Sports Operations | Turner Sports |
| Joe | Inzerillo | Senior Vice President, Multimedia and Distribution | Major League Baseball Advanced Media |
| Derek | Jackson |
Scenes from 2009 awards ceremony
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