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Wednesday briefing: Saudi PIF investment vehicle appoints former A-Leagues chief Danny Townsend as CEO

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25 October 2023 - 4:30 AM

SRJ Sports Investments, the new vehicle set up by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) to further expand the country’s presence in sport, has appointed former Australian Professional Leagues (APL) boss Danny Townsend as its new CEO.

SRJ said Townsend will lead its “strategic direction” and play an “important role in driving the organisation’s growth in the local and global sports investment sector”.

Townsend’s mooted departure from his role at the APL

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