{"id":124,"date":"2017-07-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/press-releases\/leaders-under-40-awards-class-of-2017-announced\/"},"modified":"2021-09-02T10:59:12","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T10:59:12","slug":"leaders-40-awards-class-2017","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/news\/leaders-40-awards-class-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaders Under 40 Awards Class of 2017 Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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585 Nominations. 51 Countries. 87 Judges. 6 Categories. 1 Class of 2017<\/p>\n \n \n \n

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Leaders and Aspire Academy have announced the Class of 2017 for the third annual Leaders Under 40 Awards, the global search for the best talent in the business of sport under the age of 40.<\/p>\n

585 nominations were received over the 9 month campaign with 42 candidates selected to join the Class of 2017. \u00a0The categories included this year were Digital; Entrepreneurship; Leadership;\u00a0Marketing & Communications; Sales and Legal & Governance. 87 international judges<\/a> including Steve Tew, CEO, New Zealand All Blacks<\/strong>; Donna-Maria Cullen, Executive Director, Tottenham Hotspur FC<\/strong>; Alex Tielbeke, CEO, Eredivisie<\/strong> and Nick Bitel, CEO, London Marathon<\/strong> were involved in a rigorous selection process that resulted in the decision of this year\u2019s Class of 2017.<\/p>\n

James Worrall, CEO & Founder, Leaders commented: \u201cWe\u2019ve been overwhelmed with the response to this year\u2019s Awards with the best quality of nominations from more counties than ever before. The competition was tough but the 87 judges did a fantastic job in finalising this year\u2019s incredibly talented Class of 2017. We\u2019re really looking forward to celebrating with them all during Leaders Week this October.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

There will be a night of celebration for the Class of 2017 at the\u00a0official black tie Awards Dinner held at the iconic Natural History Museum on 3 October 2017,\u00a0during Leaders Week<\/a>. With an audience of over 500 established and inspiring leaders in the room, all 42 candidates selected for the Class of 2017 will be recognised for their achievement and for the impact they have made to their discipline, organisation and sport.<\/p>\n

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