Our leadership team
Passionate about how we use data to make sport better
We are fortunate to have built a leadership team that includes some of the most successful and experienced executives in the sports data industry.
Aidan is well known in the sports data industry having been CEO of Opta and leading it through a decade where it became the leading business in the sector at the point which it was bought by Perform.
Michel spent over 30 years with IMG and played a significant role in shaping the sports media rights landscape, culminating in his appointment as President and then Chairman in 2010.
Before CricViz, Michael spent 6 years as an independent consultant leading various projects for leading listed and private companies across the UK, Europe and Africa. His previous experience also includes ~5 years with Bain & Company and ~3 years with Unilever.
John has been in the sports technology industry for almost 20 years, starting out as an analyst for Norwich City and then Middlesbrough in the EPL. John has held senior product roles with several of the forerunners in sports performance data: ProZone, Opta, Perform and most recently Catapult where he led corporate development.
Roderick joined Ellipse in 2023 having spent 20 years in the gambling sector and has held senior positions with Sporting Index and Inspired Gaming, specialising in algorithmic modelling, data-driven strategy and social responsibility.
Richard founded TennisViz in 2019 with a vision to use data to grow interest in tennis by creating new metrics which would improve fans understanding and engagement. As an ex-coach, Richard also wanted to provide players and coaches with world-class analysis.
Dan joined Ellipse in 2020 having spent 15 years in senior sports data and technology roles with Stats Perform and Opta. He is responsible for leading the team that works on the collection, storage, manipulation and delivery of sports data.
Matt has 20 years of management consulting experience, largely focused on data analysis, performance reporting and demand forecasting across the transport industry.
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