The International Centre for Sport Security appoints Chief Global Business Development Officer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Ty Francis MBE joins to strengthen global business strategy of ICSS ENTERPRISE

25 September 2017: The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) – the leading international non-profit organisation working in the field of safety, security and integrity – has announced that Ty Francis MBE, will join as its new Chief Global Business Development Officer.

He comes on board from the Ethisphere Institute, where he was responsible for long-term strategy and revenue growth across Ethisphere’s global programmes. In his new role, Ty will work under ICSS ENTERPRISE, as well as across the ICSS Group, to support ICSS INSIGHT and the Save the Dream Foundation.

He is to drive the global business strategy of ICSS ENTERPRISE and support the development of the ICSS’s growing portfolio of products, training and advisory services in their expert field of sport safety, security and integrity.

Ty will work with ICSS ENTERPRISE to drive its core and commercial activities, which include data-fusion technology, the ICSS Special Investigations Unit (SIU) as well as professional training and strategic advisory services in sport safety and major event security.

Prior to Ethisphere, Ty served as a Vice President of NYSE Governance Services, a division of the New York Stock Exchange, where he was the chief revenue driver for its Corporate Board Member and Governance business.

In 2014, Ty was appointed as a Business Advocate for the Americas by The Right Honorable Carwyn Jones AM, First Minister of Wales, to further Welsh culture, business and investment, resulting in his appointment this year as a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of services to promoting business in Wales.

Speaking of his appointment, Ty Francis MBE said:

"I am delighted to be joining the ICSS and am arriving at an exciting period for the organisation as it expands and strengthens its position as a leader in safeguarding sport. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Ethisphere Institute for their trust and support during an incredibly successful and enjoyable time working in the corporate ethics and governance sector.

"As an organisation established to benefit and help protect sport, the ICSS has huge potential to further develop its work in sport safety, security and integrity.

"I am really looking forward to further promoting the ICSS’s significant and unique range of services including the pioneering new products and services the ICSS is now developing."

Speaking of the new appointment, Shaun McCarthy, ICSS ENTERPRISE CEO, added:

"Ty comes on board at a pivotal moment. We are poised to go to market with a number of innovative products and services and Ty's experience and relationships are key to our business development strategy. I look forward to working with Ty and he will be a valuable addition to the entire organisation."

-ENDS-

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Background Information

Ty Francis MBE

In addition to his roles, Ty also serves as an advisory board member for ‘Women in the Boardroom Inc’ - a company committed to advancing women in their careers and into the boardroom.

Mr. Francis studied at Southampton Solent University in England, and attended Stanford Law School’s Director’s College, the nation’s premier executive education program for directors and senior executives of publicly traded firms. Mr. Francis was born in Cardiff, Wales and holds both UK and US citizenship and currently resides in New York City with his wife Alayna and his two children.

About the ICSS

The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) is an independent and non-profit organisation that plays an integral role in addressing the most prominent challenges facing the world of sport today.

Having assembled a team of top international experts in sport safety, security, integrity and good governance; the ICSS works with multiple sectors with the aim of safeguarding sport.

Through its two business divisions, ICSS ENTERPRISE and ICSS INSIGHT, the ICSS offers a range of safety, security, integrity, transparency and anti-corruption services to governments, international organisations and across the sports industry.

For more details about the ICSS and its work, please visit www.theicss.org or follow us on twitter at @the_ICSS.

For more information:

Will Shand

ICSS

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+974 333 416 55 / +44 77 52 73 1548

Will Shand

Manager Communications and PR

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will.shand@theicss.org

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