Eddie Hearn to replace OBE winning father as Matchroom Chairman Share
Matchroom Sport, replacing his father
Barry Hearn OBE, who will move into an advisory position as President of the Group.
Announced at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre during the
Betfred World Championship snooker tournament, Eddie Hearn’s ascent to the top position at Matchroom will see him coordinate the group’s various sporting assets, including
Matchroom Boxing, PGA EuroPro Tour and
Additionally,
Steve Dawson will take over from Barry Hearn OBE as Chairman of World Snooker following the conclusion of the World Snooker Championship, whilst
Katie Hearn will become CEO of Matchroom Media and
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Matchroom launches new live media arm Share
Matchroom has launched its own independent media production arm called
Matchroom Media, which will become the home to production of live events, original documentaries and shoulder programming for all broadcast platforms.
The new division will be led by Director of Programming,
Katie Hearn, who first joined Matchroom in 2004. Hearn boasts an impressive CV, having started out at
Sky Sports in 1996 and going on to become one of the first women to work on the international football production team.
“Content has never been more powerful and as we continue our global expansion, in house production of our own live events will help us align the narrative from idea to execution,” Group Managing Director,