Footballco brings in Nigel Leigh as CTO
Goal and Mundial publisher Footballco has hired a new chief technology officer whose remit will include helping to continue growing its affiliate business.
Nigel Leigh has joined from sports and gaming digital media company XL Media where he was chief information officer.
Leigh has also previously worked as chief digital technology officer at Johnston Press and head of commercial platforms (digital) for Telegraph Media Group.
Responsible for leading Footballco’s design, product and engineering teams in the UK, Germany, Italy, Poland and the Middle East, Leigh will join the leadership team and report to chief executive Juan Delgado.
Delgado said: “Since Footballco was spun out of DAZN in 2020, with backing from TPG, we’ve seen significant growth, with two times revenue as well as revenue diversification, making Footballco less reliant on the traditional ad media model.