David Tyler
Managing Director Business Affairs, TEAM Marketing

Educated at the universities of Oxford and Nottingham, David trained as a lawyer in London and Hong Kong and then worked for a major London law firm whose sports clients included the English FA. David then embarked on a career in Sports Marketing and joined TEAM Marketing, the Swiss based sports marketing agency, in 1997.  Since 2001 he has been a member of the Management Board of the company, originally as Managing Director Legal Affairs and in recent years in a more general management role as Managing Director Business Affairs.  As well a continuing to lead the contracting and compliance side of the business, David’s wide ranging responsibilities have included leading the bidding processes for TEAM’s renewal of its UEFA Champions League mandate with UEFA.  The UEFA Champions League is TEAM’s core business and is one of the most prestigious and successful projects in the global sports marketing industry.

The UEFA Champions League bidding processes have involved the strategic review and development of the service solution being offered to the client federation and the ‘product’ being offered to the market, including aspects such as competition format enhancements, delivery solutions and commercial concept innovations. David has also been heavily involved in similar bidding processes for other major events including the Olympics, the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championships.

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TEAM Marketing
www.team.ch

TEAM Marketing is a leading marketing agency specialising in major sports and entertainment events. From concept development and sales, through to brand management and event delivery, TEAM has extensive experience in providing full service solutions and outstanding results for World class events.

TEAM is best known for its long term relationship with UEFA, the governing body of European football. TEAM has been UEFA’s exclusive partner for UEFA’s flagship club competition, the UEFA Champions League, since the inception of the competition in 1992. In that role TEAM has helped develop and manage one of the most successful competitions and brands in the global sports market. TEAM’s other projects and clients include the UEFA Cup (now re-branded and re-launched as the UEFA Europa League), the UEFA Under-21 Championship, the Eurovision Song Contest and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.