Don has more than 20 years experience working in the sports and travel industries, working with commercial and governmental organisations in the UK, US and European markets. Before joining Right To Play as the Head of Development and Sports Partnerships. Don has specialised in new business development, marketing and PR in the UK market but additionally has experience of working within Europe, North America and the Caribbean. He has worked across the traditional B2B and B2C markets and more recently has gained experience working within a digital environment creating commercial strategies across social media. His experience includes strategic sponsorship sales, project planning, project management, new business development (Agency / B2B), event planning, event management, public relations, brand affinity marketing / brand dating and senior account management strategies within the sports and commercial tourism markets.
Get To Know Me
Where do you go for inspiration?
My Father in Law.......great deal of common sense and probably one of the kindest and inspirational men I know.
Favourite sport?
Rugby
Best personal sporting moment?
Whilst on Rugby Tour in Ireland and over a drink or two in Dublin. Asking Mike Hall (Welsh International & British & Irish Lion) and Philippe Saint-Andre (French International) who they played for and if they were any good, this whilst they had on their respective Home Union blazers – I blame the drink and it was dark…….
If you had an open plane ticket, where would you go?
Vietnam, spent three weeks travelling through the country in the mid 90’s before their tourist boom, one the most beautiful places I have been and the people were amazing and so very proud of their country.