TENEO APPOINTS RICHARD ARNOLD NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF TENEO’S FINANCIAL ADVISORY SPORTS PRACTICE | PR Newswire [Video]

, /PRNewswire/ — Teneo, the global CEO advisory firm, today announced the appointment of Richard Arnold as the Non-Executive Chairman of Teneo’s fast-growing Financial Advisory Sports Practice. In addition, Richard will play a key role working across Teneo’s broader sports, media and entertainment clients in key markets around the world.

Richard was most recently the CEO of Manchester United PLC, one of the world’s most popular and valuable sports franchises. During his tenure at Manchester United, Richard generated $7bn in commercial revenue, with multiple world record sponsorship and merchandising deals. Richard also implemented the largest and most successful digital engagement platform in world sport. This underpinned the increase in the team’s market value from £795m to £4.3bn. Richard began his career working as a consultant at PwC.

In his new role, Richard will partner with Teneo’s Financial Advisory team to help advise on critical events and fundraising, as well as strategic and operational …