Ferrari, Fiat Exec to Lead Rome 2020
One of Italy’s most famous business leaders is reported to be the choice to lead the organizing committee for the Rome 2020 Olympic bid.
Media reports in Italy say that automobile exec Luca Cordero di Montezemolo will officially be named bid chairman next week. An announcement on the composition of the bid leadership has been planned for Feb. 23.
ATR and other media reported earlier this month that another tycoon, Technogym founder Nerio Alessandri, was in line for the chairmanship. Rome media reports Friday suggest Alessandri and Italian NOC (CONI) President Giovanni Petrucci were not a good fit.
Montezemolo , 63, is chairman of Ferrari, a post he took in 2010 after six years at the helm of Turin-based Fiat, a term that included the 2006 Winter Games, of which Fiat was a sponsor. Montezemolo knows IOC President Jacques Rogge as well as Italy’s IOC members.
Reports say that Ernesto Albanese will serve as director general for the bid. Albanese is a former director general for CONI.
LOCOG Taps Closing Ceremony Creative Team
London 2012 will save some of its best talent for last.
LOCOG announced Friday the team that will direct, design and score the Aug. 12 closing ceremony.
Kim Gavin, the newly appointed artistic director, choreographed the 2007 Concert for Diana and was the creative force behind British band Take That’s recent Circus shows at Wembley Stadium.
Es Devlin, the closing ceremony designer, is best known for her work on the U.S. legs of Lady Gaga’s ongoing "Monster Ball" tour.
Record producer David Arnold, who composed five James Bond scores, is LOCOG’s music director of choice.
"What an unrivaled wealth of British creative brilliance," London mayor Boris Johnson said in a statement. "I have no doubt this will be the very best Olympics and Paralympics for generations to come."
Also Friday, LOCOG revealed that opening ceremony artistic director Danny Boyle wants acclaimed architect Thomas Heatherwick to design the Olympic Cauldron for the upcoming Games.
TV Rights Correction
In Thursday’s story "NBC Chief Casts Doubt Upon TV Rights Bid", Around the Rings referred to a potential $4 billion deal for Olympic TV rights in the U.S. as a sports broadcasting record. Such a figure would set an all-time high for TV rights to the Olympics but not for those to all sports.
Written by Ed Hula and Matthew Grayson.
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