ATP新任主席Adam Helfant - 網球 Tennis

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London, UK - The ATP, governing body of the men's professional tennis
circuit, today announces the appointment of Adam Helfant as ATP Executive
Chairman and President. Mr Helfant, 44, will begin his role with the ATP
immediately and will be based in London.

ATP新任主席與執行長Adam Helfant，現年44歲，以後會在倫敦處理ATP事物

Mr. Helfant, an MIT and Harvard Law graduate, brings a wealth of global
sports, business and legal experience following 12 years as a senior
executive with NIKE, three years with the National Hockey League (NHL) as an
attorney and four years as an associate at the international law firm Cleary,
Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton. Most recently he served as NIKE's corporate Vice
President, Global Sports Marketing a role in which he was responsible for
NIKE's relationships and contracts with athletes, clubs, teams, universities
and sports governing bodies throughout the world. Previous to that, he held a
number of senior roles at NIKE including Director of Global Sports Marketing
and Vice President of U.S. Sports Marketing.

經歷:
MIT及哈佛法學院畢業，之前為NIKE的副總裁，在全球運動市場部分，負責與運動員、
俱樂部、球隊、各大學及各項運動管理體系接洽。再幫NIKE工作前是NHL的律師。

Adam Helfant, ATP Executive Chairman and President, said:
"There is no doubt that men's professional tennis is one of the world's most
popular sports and, as a lifelong fan, it is a great honour to have been
given the opportunity to take the helm at such an exciting time for the ATP.
The ATP World Tour is a truly global sporting event, featuring some of the
world's best athletes and followed by millions of the most dedicated sports
fans and I could not be more excited about being its new Executive Chairman."

當選感言:ATP是真正全球運動的盛會，有世界上最好的運動員中的部份和數百萬瘋狂
球迷，能當選是我的榮耀

ATP Tournament Board Representative Graham Pearce said:
"We are delighted to welcome Adam to the ATP as our new Executive Chairman.
Adam is widely acknowledged as one of the most talented executives in world
sport, with exceptional sports, business and legal experience. The ATP Board
believes it has secured a new leader with the necessary strategic vision,
operational strength and international perspective to lead the ATP World
Tour."

賽事委員會代表Graham Pearce說:
Adam在運動、商業和法律的經驗是眾所皆知的，而我們委員會相信ATP的新領導者必須
要有戰略觀、統治力和洞察國際間形勢的能力。

ATP Player Board representative, Ivan Ljubicic, said:
"I am delighted, on behalf of the players, to be able to welcome Adam to the
ATP. It was our intention as a Board to recruit a world class Executive
Chairman and in Adam we are delighted and excited to have achieved just that.
Adam has outstanding experience of working at the very top of world sport and
business and is extremely well qualified to take the ATP World Tour to the
next level of its development."

選手代表Ivan Ljubicic說:
我很高興能夠代表選手們歡迎Adam進入ATP的世界，Adam在工作方面出眾的經驗會帶領
ATP往新的層次發展。

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