With an eye on the upcoming sporting season, Capri Sports has appointed Apurv Gupta as Senior Vice President – Contact Sports, and Chandan Roy as Vice-President, Marketing.
Capri Sports finished third with the UP Warriorz in the Women’s Premier League, and is now all set to get busy as the Bengal Warriors aim to produce a season to remember in the PKL’s 10th season.
Gupta helped launch the Pro Kabaddi League with Mashal Sports Private Limited and later led the launch of live sports business with Amazon Prime Video (India). He will be responsible for managing the operations of Capri Sports’ Bengal Warriors and Rajasthan Warriors.
Roy was earlier with Star Sports as Head of Sponsorship Marketing for the Emerging Sports portfolio – Football (ISL, Premier League), F1 and Grand Slams in the Indian market. He create brand and fan engagement plans for Capri Sports teams – UP Warriorz, Bengal Warriors, Sharjah Warriors and Rajasthan Warriors.
“We welcome to the team Apurv Gupta and Chandan Roy, both of whom will create and execute programs to further amplify the Warrior name and spirit across sporting fraternity. Both are seasoned sports industry professionals who will add tremendous value to our Capri Sports portfolio and contribute to its success both on and off the field. At Capri Global, we firmly believe that there is opportunity in every step, and we are confident that we can make that count,” said Basant Dhawan, Group Chief Marketing Officer, Capri Global.
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