Brera Holdings PLC Announces New Chief Executive Officer of Subsidiary Brera Milano
August 09 2023 - 8:50AM
Brera Holdings PLC (“Brera Holdings,” “Brera,” or the “Company”)
(Nasdaq: BREA) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Brera
Milano S.r.l. (“Brera Milano”), has appointed Gianluigi Viganò as
its Chief Executive Officer, effective as of July 2023. Mr.
Viganò’s addition marks a significant turning point for Brera
Milano, and he plans to bring major innovations and business
development opportunities to both Brera Milano and the Company. Mr.
Viganò will lead a team consisting of five highly qualified
individuals who will use their marketing and commercialization
skills to support revenue growth of Brera and its subsidiaries.
Mr. Viganò has more than 30 years of experience
in the marketing, media, and publishing sectors and with
coordinating commercial networks. He has contributed to the
creation and consolidation of over 60 companies, which we believe
demonstrates an exceptional talent in leading successful
businesses. From 2001 to 2011, Mr. Viganò was the Chief Executive
Officer of DMAIL GROUP, which was listed on the Italian Stock
Market. Since July 2023, Mr. Viganò has also served as a director
of the Italian Serie A1 women’s professional volleyball team UYBA
Volley S.s.d.a.r.l. (“UYBA” or “UYBA Volley”), which is a
subsidiary of the Company based in Busto Arsizio, Italy.
“We believe Mr. Viganò’s experience will be
extremely useful in enhancing the UYBA Volley brand as its
exclusive management of the UYBA E-Work Arena offers a unique
opportunity to improve brand recognition and consolidate UYBA
Volley’s status in the Italian Sports landscape,” said Brera
Holdings Chief Executive Officer, Pierre Galoppi. “With Mr.
Viganò’s arrival, Brera Milano is preparing to open a new chapter
as we will be able to build the know-how necessary to boost the
Company’s global sports brands by leveraging his skills and
commitment to give a new impetus and direction to our vision. We
believe that with Mr. Viganò’s enthusiastic energy and experience
we will surpass our set goals,” Mr. Galoppi continued. “We are
excited for the promising journey ahead and confident that Mr.
Viganò’s leadership will propel us towards unprecedented success,”
Mr. Galoppi concluded.
Gianluigi Viganò, Chief Executive Officer, Brera
Milano S.r.l. (“Brera Milano”)
ABOUT BRERA HOLDINGS PLCBrera Holdings
PLC (Nasdaq: BREA) is focused on expanding its social impact
football (American soccer) business by developing a global
portfolio of emerging football and other sports clubs with
increased opportunities to earn tournament prizes, gain
sponsorships, and provide other professional football- and
sports-related consulting services. The Company seeks to build on
the legacy and brand of Brera FC, the first football club that was
acquired by the Company in 2022. Brera FC, known as “The Third Team
of Milan,” is an amateur football association which has been
building an alternative football legacy since its founding in 2000.
In March 2023, the Company expanded to Africa with the
establishment of Brera Tchumene, a team admitted to the Second
Division Championship in Mozambique, a country of nearly 32 million
people. In April 2023, the Company acquired 90% of the European
first division football team Fudbalski Klub Akademija Pandev in
North Macedonia, a country with participation rights in two major
Union of European Football Association (“UEFA”) competitions. On
July 31, 2023, the Company completed the acquisition of a majority
ownership in the Italian Serie A1 women’s professional volleyball
team UYBA Volley S.s.d.a.r.l. The Company is focused on bottom-up
value creation from sports clubs and talent outside mainstream
markets, innovation-powered business growth, and socially-impactful
outcomes. See www.breraholdings.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
StatementsThis press release contains forward-looking
statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties.
Such statements include statements regarding the Company’s ability
to grow its business and other statements that are not historical
facts, including statements which may be accompanied by the words
“intends,” “may,” “will,” “plans,” “expects,” “anticipates,”
“projects,” “predicts,” “estimates,” “aims,” “believes,” “hopes,”
“potential” or similar words. Actual results could differ
materially from those described in these forward-looking statements
due to a number of factors, including without limitation, the
Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, the popularity
and/or competitive success of the Company’s acquired football and
other sports teams, the Company’s ability to attract players and
staff for acquired clubs, unsuccessful acquisitions or other
strategic transactions, the possibility of a decline in the
popularity of football or other sports, the Company’s ability to
expand its fanbase, sponsors and commercial partners, general
economic conditions, and other risk factors detailed in the
Company’s filings with the SEC. The forward-looking statements
contained in this press release are made as of the date of this
press release, and the Company does not undertake any
responsibility to update such forward-looking statements except in
accordance with applicable law.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
FOR MEDIA AND INVESTOR RELATIONSPierre Galoppi, Chief Executive
OfficerBrera Holdings PLCpierre@breraholdings.com
- Gianluigi Viganò, Brera Milano S.r.l. (“Brera Milano”), Chief
Executive Officer
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