A team of great value: strong international entrepreneurial and managerial experiences combined with a track record in several startups exits, both in the sports and technological sectors.
The founders of Sport Horizon Holding are at the forefront of the management and strategic direction of the Holding Company, in order to offer operational support to the subsidiaries through the sharing of networks and know-how.
Romy Gai has been Chief Revenue Officer and Marketing Director at Juventus Football Club for 14 years, supervising its listing on the stock exchange. He later held the position of CEO of the UAE Football League, before founding the AWE International Group in 2015 and assuming the office of President, a position he still holds.
A leading figure in the international sport industry, he has collaborated in the launch of numerous entrepreneurial projects within the sport industry as a mentor and business angel
Education background in marketing and management, ESCP master’s degree, among the 100 under35 that brought innovation in Italy according to Wired, founder of 1 Caffè onlus. Managerial expertise in the field of international sporting events. Ted speaker in 2020, he collaborated with Sole 24 Ore, ESCP and IULM to promote the professionalization of the sport industry. Early Investor in Satispay S.p.A., he acted as a business angel for some Italian startups.
Passionate about corporate finance and investments. Started his career as a financial analyst for a global financial institution. After teaching financial mathematics at the university he invested in an early stage startup in which he served as CFO until the company achieved the exit. Along with the career as a financial executive in SMEs he has been actively investing in startups participating in various deals including seed & growth rounds, turnarounds, debt restructuring, and cross border M&A (Main sectors: Entertainment, Fashion, Food, Healthcare).
Besides financial executive management functions he currently hold board seats in various investment and operational companies.
With a past as an entrepreneur and manager, he has completed two successful exits in the sport industry first as founder of Immagine & Sport and then as Managing Director of Repucom, eventually acquired by Nielsen. An internationally recognized top manager, with a deep knowledge of the sport business.
An internationally recognized marketing expert who has always held managerial positions in large multinational groups including FCA, Oakley and RedBull. In addition to possessing relevant skills and experience in marketing and sport business, he boasts the design, launch and management of many international projects and brand-focused campaigns, along with the ability to manage large teams.
A dream team of sports business, finance and technology experts: the main and most important competitive advantage of the Sport Horizon Holding. The investment committee supports the Board of Directors in identifying the best targets to invest in.
The added value of the investment committee is the ability to anticipate macro-trends through a vision of the future that few can match. Expertise, talent, and professionalism are the common traits that distinguish the members of the investment committee of Sport Horizon Holding.
Captain of the Italian national football team and Juventus Football Club, he is a business angel and dynamic investor. He recently invested in Mate, a sports marketing agency, and in an important club deal in the Insuretech sector.
Together with his father Giorgetto, he leads GFG Style, a world-renowned design company that has made the history of world car design. A great visionary, who has followed in his father’s footsteps, with a unique ability to anticipate market scenarios in terms of innovation and applied technology.
A Venture capitalists who led more than 10 multimillionaire successful exits. In addition to being a Founder and Partner of several venture capital funds, he is a member of the evaluation committee of Slash, one of the most important events in the world of technology startups. Tony has direct experience of dozens of projects, carried out from the initial idea to international expansion, up to exit.
An international Sport Marketing expert, former Global Partnerships, Commercial and Marketing Director of the Barcellona FC and AS Monaco.
One of the most important professional tennis agents in the world. In his portfolio he boasts several Grand Slam winners and players ranked in the top 3 of the world standing. A unique ability to identify emerging talent and an international top-level network distinguish him.
He brings many decades of experience as an investment banker among the most important international groups including Santander, Barclays, Lloyds, Schroders. He is currently acting as Director at Edmond de Rotschild. Paolo has a relevant track record in the management of private portfolios and a unique ability to anticipate the trends of alternative investments.
