What is the date of birth of the man who established Sports Direct International in 1982 ?
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Sports Direct Sports Direct International plc is a British retailing group. Established in 1982 by Mike Ashley, the company is the United Kingdom's largest sports-goods retailer and operates roughly 670 stores worldwide. The company owns a large number of sporting brands and trades predominantly under the SportsDirect.com brand. Other retailers owned by the company include USC and Lillywhites. The company operates under low margins.
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Mike Ashley (businessman) Michael James Wallace "Mike" Ashley (born 9 September 1964) is an English billionaire retail entrepreneur in the sporting goods market. He is also the owner of Newcastle United after paying around £135 million to buy the club.
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Pierre Menet Pierre Menet is chairman emeritus of the French Lancôme Company. He is credited, along with Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue and Dominque Motte, with bringing the Canada Cup golf tournament to Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche in 1963, helping popularize the then little known sport of golf in France. The tournament was renamed in 1970 "Trophée Lancôme", in honor of Menet's company, and brought even more prominence to the Golf de Saint Nom by attracting players such as Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Seve Ballesteros to compete in the event.
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Michael Heah Michael Heah Wee Ming (born 11 January 1952) is a Malaysian businessman, corporate coach and author. He was the first Malaysian to be certified by the International Coach Federation.
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David East (cricketer) David East (born 27 July 1959) is a former English cricketer who is the current CEO of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB), the governing body of cricket in the United Arab Emirates.
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Jonathan Barnett (sports agent) Jonathan Ian Barnett (born 28 January 1950) is a football agent and is the chairman and founder of Stellar Group Limited. He is credited as being the man who brought Lennox Lewis into the boxing world.
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Jim Steeg Jim Steeg (born November 29, 1950, in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American sports executive. He is considered the one individual who is responsible for growing the Super Bowl into the most popular one-day sporting event.
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Frank Baumann (footballer) Frank Baumann (born 29 October 1975) is a retired German footballer, best known for his spell at SV Werder Bremen, and the current sporting director of Werder Bremen.
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Chet Simmons Chester Robert "Chet" Simmons (July 11, 1928 – March 25, 2010) was a television executive. He worked at ABC Sports, NBC Sports and ESPN, and was the first Commissioner of the USFL. From 1957 to 1964, he helped build ABC Sports into a leader in sports programming and was a key part of the development of "Wide World of Sports". He joined NBC Sports in 1964 where he stayed for 15 years becoming the first President in 1977. At NBC, he pioneered instant replay and coverage of the Olympics and NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four. In 1979, he left NBC to join the soon to launch ESPN becoming its second President. At ESPN, he oversaw the launch of the Network, the development of "SportsCenter", the first broadcasts of the NFL Draft, coverage of the early rounds of the NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four and the development of Chris Berman, Bob Ley, George Grande, Greg Gumbel and Dick Vitale. In 1982, he became the first Commissioner of the United States Football League and led it through three Championships and players including Herschel Walker, Jim Kelly, Reggie White, Steve Young and Anthony Carter.
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Sportsshoes.com Sportsshoes.com is an online sports clothing store founded in 1982 by former professional footballer Bruce Bannister and based in Shipley, West Yorkshire. In 1985, SportsShoes launched its mail order service and later became one of the first retailers to launch an e-commerce website.
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Jim Barry (general) Major General James Edward Barry, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born 7 September 1932) is an Australian businessman, Army Reserve officer, and sports administrator. His appointments have included commander 3rd Division, Executive Member of the Australian Olympic Committee and President of the Australian Gymnastic Federation.
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Peder Christian Andersen Peder Christian Andersen, often shortened to P. Chr. Andersen (5 April 1892 – 12 March 1964) was a Norwegian sports official and journalist.
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Chai Sirisute Ajarn Surachai Sirisute (Thai: สุรชัย ศิริสูตร์ , born October 16, 1948), commonly known as Chai Sirisute or Ajarn Chai, is a Thai martial arts Instructor who is the founder and President of the Thai Boxing Association of the USA and responsible for introducing Muay Thai to the United States. Born in Bangkok Thailand, Sirisute was indoctrinated to Muay Thai at the age of 4.
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Francesco Ricci Bitti Francesco Ricci Bitti (born 15 January 1942 in Faenza) is an Italian sports administrator who was the President of the International Tennis Federation from 1999 to 2015.
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Michael Payne (executive) Michael Robert Payne (born 25 March 1958) is an English and Irish marketing executive and author, for many years head of the marketing division of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and from 2012 with Formula One Group. He is the author of the 2005 book "Olympic Turnaround" and contributes widely to the media on sports business issues.
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Seymour de Lotbiniere Seymour Joly de Lotbiniere CVO (21 October 1905 – 6 November 1984) known as "Lobby" was a Director of the British Broadcasting Corporation and pioneer of outside broadcasts. He is recognised as developing the technique of sports commentary on radio and subsequently television, and he masterminded the televising of the 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Christopher Martin-Jenkins wrote of him that "he was a towering figure both physically and mentally", the "physically" referring to his height of six feet eight inches.
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AISTS The International Academy of Sport Science and Technology (French: "Académie internationale des sciences et techniques du sport", AISTS) is a non-profit foundation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, the Olympic Capital. Each year the AISTS delivers over 900 hours of continuing education, workshops, seminars and projects to the sports industry. The AISTS is committed to professionalising sports management through continuing education, applied research and an engaging platform for industry connections and is ranked the number 1 sports management programme in the world (Eduniversal 2015/16).
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Bill Daniels Robert William Daniels Jr. (July 1, 1920 – March 7, 2000) was a pioneer in the cable television industry, commonly known as the "father of cable television." He was an owner of the Los Angeles Lakers and a founder of the United States Football League (USFL).
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Sam Younger James Samuel Younger {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born 5 October 1951) is a British media and charity manager.
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ESPN International ESPN International is a family of networks around the world. It was begun in 1989 and is operated by ESPN Inc.
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Dick Pound Richard William Duncan "Dick" Pound, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born March 22, 1942) is a Canadian swimming champion, lawyer and prominent spokesman for ethics in sport. He was the first president of the World Anti-Doping Agency and vice-president of the International Olympic Committee.
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Robert Guérin Robert Guérin (28 June 1876 – 19 March 1952) was a French journalist, and the 1st President and one of the founders of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). A journalist with "Le Matin" newspaper, Guérin was actively involved in football through his role as secretary of the Football Department of the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques. He brought together representatives of the first seven member countries in Paris for the signing of FIFA's foundation act and agreement of the first FIFA statutes. On 23 May 1904, Guérin (then just 28) was elected president at the inaugural FIFA Congress and remained in his post for two years, during which time another eight associations came on board, including the Football Association.