Blair Wood will now handle day-to-day management of the company
Infront Productions has restructured its leadership, aiming to create a more centralised business.
Amikam Kranz, senior vice president for media, betting, technology and production, now has overall responsibility for the production company, with Blair Wood leading the management team and handling the day-to-day running. Wood, who has previously worked at Gravity Media, joined the company as commercial director last year.
Wood will work closely with Uzi Kakuda, who leads live production and editorial globally, and Alessandro Lonati, who oversees Infront Productions’ new technical facility in Milan, including MCR operations, non-live and digital content services, production operations and advanced technologies.
This restructure comes shortly after Infront’s other production business, HBS, named Ronald Den Hollander as its new CEO. HBS will continue to specialise in large-scale host broadcast operations for major global sporting events, while Infront Productions aims to offer a broader range of production and content services across international competitions, year-round properties and direct client projects.
Philippe Blatter, president & CEO of Infront, said: “Infront Productions has built considerable momentum over the last few years, combining established expertise in major international sport with new clients, formats and technology. This structure gives the business clear ownership and the focus to build on the progress made. It also reflects the breadth of production capabilities across the Infront Group and gives both businesses the focus to serve different client needs.”
Kranz said: “The priority with this new structure is to give Infront Productions clear leadership while maintaining the teams, relationships and expertise that have driven its development. We have strong people and facilities across the business, and this model gives them a clearer framework to work together and continue delivering for our clients.”
Wood said: “We have expanded both the range of services we provide and the number of clients we work with in recent years. There is a significant opportunity to build on that progress by making our capabilities easier to understand, developing new relationships in the market and continuing to grow Infront Productions as a production partner across sport.”
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