Sportradar appoints new group chairman
Data giant secures services of Jeffery Yabuki as it puts finishing touches on executive restructuring plan
Sportradar has appointed Jeffery Yabuki as group chairman after finalising its global restructuring process.
Yabuki will head up a global board of directors made up of Sportradar global CEO Carsten Koerl, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s Hafiz Lalani and growth equity firm TVC’s John Doran.
GoDaddy’s Chuck Robel, Ringier’s Marc Walder, Kerney Partners managing partner Hervé Couturier and Canaccord Genuity’s George Fleet make up the remainder of the board.
Prior to joining Sportradar, Yabuki most recently served as the executive chair of Fiserv after spending 15 years as CEO with the financial services firm from 2005 until July 2020.
During his tenure as CEO, Fiserv nearly tripled its revenue and delivered a 969% total shareholder return.
Yabuki also serves on the board of directors at the Royal Bank of Canada and Ixonia Bancshares.
Speaking on Yakubi’s arrival, Koerl said: “His extraordinary leadership, strategic approach and business acumen propelled Fiserv to become a global leader in financial services and payments technology.
“We look forward to having Jeff as chairman of our global board of directors as we continue to deliver unmatched experiences to our customers and partners and pursue transformative growth,” he added.
Yakubi commented: “I am honoured to join the global board to partner with Carsten and the incredibly talented Sportradar leadership team to create differentiated value at the intersection of sports entertainment and technology leadership.”
In December, Sportradar implemented a global restructuring of its executive team, which saw eight executives report into Koerl who retained his position as global CEO.