Liberty Media’s former SVP of Corporate Development, Yavor Efremov, to steward the organization’s future.
Miami, FL – April 25, 2019 – Motorsport Network today confirmed that Yavor Efremov, a senior investment professional and lawyer with established domain experience in motor racing, would be taking up the position of Group CEO and shareholder in Motorsport Network.
This significant appointment heralds the next phase in the growth and development of Motorsport Network – the market-leading integrated digital operation dedicated to automotive and motorsport – by guiding the organization’s relationships with the corporate and financial sectors.
Yavor joins the network from Liberty Media, where as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, he was part of the team that identified Formula 1 as an investment opportunity and was instrumental in raising $1.55bn in equity capital and negotiating the sport’s acquisition from CVC Capital Partners.
Prior to spending five years with Liberty, Yavor was Vice-President of Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs with responsibilities across the bank’s Technology, Media & Telecoms portfolio.
With a Ph.D in Economics and a Doctorate in Law from Yale, Yavor will split his time between Motorsport Network’s US headquarters in Miami, FL, and its EMEA headquarters in London. He will work closely with President of Global Operations, James Allen, and the company’s senior executive team.
Yavor’s appointment marks the third phase the in the evolution of the global technology and media business since 2015; in the initial phase, Motorsport Network pursued an aggressive growth strategy, identifying and establishing a digital media presence in the premium automotive and motorsport sectors.
In the past three years, the company has built out a consumer-centric digital ecosystem that is present in 81 markets and speaks 18 languages. Product innovation and convening power has offered Motorsport Network’s enterprise and consumer customers an unparalleled array of digitally-led and interconnected services ranging from news, on-demand video, information & visual archive and ecommerce to entertainment and live events & experiences.
While the development of the company’s platforms remains a focus for the skills and talent of a global workforce, Yavor will helm the next stage of Motorsport Network’s realization of value with the capital markets.
As a shareholder, Yavor joins an august circle of investors that range from Alejandro Agag to Fernando Alonso, who have recognized the business potential inherent in a wide variety of the company’s operating divisions engaged in areas including electric vehicles (EVs) to esports.
Yavor Efremov said, “I have been tracking Motorsport Network’s progression for some time and I have been consistently impressed with the rate of growth, swiftly followed by the product and service innovation that marked out the company as one at the vanguard of its domain. To join and help steer the next stage in this journey is a thrilling prospect and I can’t wait to get started.”
Zak Brown, Motorsport Network’s Chairman said, “Having known Yavor for many years, it is a real milestone for us to be able to attract someone of his calibre to lead our organization into its next phase. In my opinion, we could be in no better hands.”
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