Greg Miall Appointed Commercial Director for Volvo Ocean Race

ALICANTE, Spain, January 25 --

- With Photo

Greg Miall (36) has joined the Volvo Ocean Race, due to start on its 11th race around the world in the autumn of 2011, as Commercial Director.

Miall is the former Managing Director of Sport magazine in the UK, and Global Sales Director of newspaper group Metro International. With a background in sponsorship activation, global media and innovative partnerships, he brings considerable commercial experience and influence to this 37-year old global event.

The Volvo Ocean Race is the F1 of sailing, with high-tech teams racing around the world to some of the most interesting venues. Miall's role encompasses all commercial activities including working with major sponsors to bring on board new teams, venue negotiations across six continents and supplier partnerships across all aspects of the event.

In hiring his team for the 2011 -12 race, Volvo Ocean Race CEO Knut Frostad has taken a significantly different approach.

"We have employed the services of top headhunting firm Egon Zender International to select forward thinking and highly motivated candidates from outside the sailing industry. Today's announcement is the first of several we will be making throughout the spring, as we continue to build our team from the most professional people," Frostad explained.

Miall, who started work this week in Spain, is looking forward to the different challenges the event offers.

"The Volvo Ocean Race is an incredibly exciting event to be working on with an excellent vision for the future. I am looking forward to working with sponsors and partners to make the next race the most successful yet."

    
    Editors' Notes:

    - The boat is built for speed while safety remains a key
      priority.

    - The first 31,250 -nm race first took place in 1973-74 (as the
      Whitbread Round the World Race), testing the crews against the most
      ferocious elements that man can encounter.

    - http://www.VolvoOceanRace.com

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    For media information on the Volvo Ocean Race, please contact:
    Lizzie (Green) Ward - Press Officer (in UK)
    Mob +44-7801-185-320
    lizzie.ward@VolvoOceanRace.com

    Or

    Sophie Luther - International Press Officer (in Spain)
    Tel +34-966-011-152 Mob +34-606-894-940
    Sophie.Luther@VolvoOceanRace.com

    Images
    High resolution images http://images.volvooceanrace.com
    Tim Stonton, Picture Desk Manager (in Spain)
    Tel +34-966-011-151 Mob +34-606-905-497
    tim.stonton@volvooceanrace.com

    Full press information can be read and downloaded from:
    http://press.volvooceanrace.com

For media information on the Volvo Ocean Race, please contact: Lizzie (Green) Ward - Press Officer (in UK), Mob +44-7801-185-320, lizzie.ward@VolvoOceanRace.com ; Or Sophie Luther - International Press Officer (in Spain), Tel +34-966-011-152 Mob +34-606-894-940, Sophie.Luther@VolvoOceanRace.com ; Images: Tim Stonton, Picture Desk Manager (in Spain), Tel +34-966-011-151 Mob +34-606-905-497, tim.stonton@volvooceanrace.com