Former Team GB athlete joins GMR Marketing

GMR Marketing announces appointment of British Cross Country Skier Posy Musgrave

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GMR Marketing, the global, award-winning engagement marketing agency, has appointed former Team GB athlete Posy Musgrave as an Athlete Manager to work on preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Posy speaks fluent Russian and French and as a former Team GB Cross Country skier, will form part of the agencies international client focused team based in London.

Posy represented Team GB at Sochi 2014 where she secured Team GB’s best ever female performance in cross country skiing at the Olympic Winter Games. Posy took the decision to retire from competitive skiing in order to concentrate on a career in sports marketing.

Posy said of her decision: "I'm very lucky to have spent 6 years skiing and competing internationally. I'll miss my teammates, coaches and all of the great experiences I've had, but I'm looking forward to continuing to be involved in sport from a new angle as I start my role as Athlete Manager at GMR Marketing."

James Hunt, GMR’s Managing Director, EMEA added: "We’re delighted to welcome Posy to the agency. We pride ourselves on our Olympic heritage and Posy’s knowledge and experience of being a member of Team GB at the Sochi Games in 2014 will be a huge benefit to the team here as we build our client programmes for Rio."

For more information, please contact:

Mark Turner

Marketing Manager

+44 (0) 207 554 1242

mturner@gmrmarketing.com

www.gmrmarketing.com

@GMRMarketingUK

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