sne Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Quote Aston Villa set to hire former Philadelphia 76ers president Chris Heck Aston Villa want to strengthen their senior management structure by hiring former Philadelphia 76ers president Chris Heck. Owners Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens have targeted Heck as they drive forward with ambitious plans to grow the club. Heck left his previous role in June 2022 after nine years with the NBA team and was praised by the co-managing partners Josh Harris and David Blitzer for “establishing the 76ers as a truly global brand”. He helped the Sixers exceed franchise records in ticket and sponsorship sales while also making a positive impact in the Philadelphia community. Edens, who co-owns the rival NBA team, Milwaukee Bucks, has pushed for this move and believes it will add another layer to the current structure. https://theathletic.com/4502542/2023/05/09/aston-villa-chris-heck/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted May 9, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 9, 2023 Who the Heck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villaphan04 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Per the Athletic, we are close to hiring him to the “senior management staff” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted May 9, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 9, 2023 Flippin' heck. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretVillaScout Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Who the heck is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villaphan04 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 wondering if this has to do with the proposed MLS expansion franchise & NSWE interested in it? Rumors that it’s getting selected soon, with San Diego the favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishywashy Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Big structural changes at all levels, it seems. Exciting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Delphinho123 Posted May 9, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2023 Fine, but did Purslow sign Ings? 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretVillaScout Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 (edited) Chris Heck Entrance music Edited May 9, 2023 by SecretVillaScout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Global Gregg Evans with the exclusive to leave the VT doubters in the mud. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CVByrne Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Good news hopefully he can grow our commercial revenue overseas. US is a huge market and we have the links there to get a big slice of it. Wrexham and Ted Lasso just further boosting the PL brand there. V Sports need to think big now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Grow commercial revenue is key for us. US market is a big one and we need a slice of it. Glad to see we're making some big additions to the team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KMitch Posted May 9, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2023 HUGE news for the Villa!!! Chris Heck was the 76ers president for over 9 years: Built one of the largest season ticket holder bases in the NBA Set franchise records for sponsorship growth Huge social media following/growth and brand revitalization for the 76ers org This is a coup for us when it comes to the business side of the club including growing the fanbase and generating money from sponsorships. 23 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 6 minutes ago, CVByrne said: Good news hopefully he can grow our commercial revenue overseas. US is a huge market and we have the links there to get a big slice of it. Wrexham and Ted Lasso just further boosting the PL brand there. V Sports need to think big now It's absolutely shocking just how bad our social media presence is compared to the other Premier League teams. He's going to build us into a global brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 So the headline say's "Set to hire" and the actual article says, "would like to hire". Okay Gregory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody1000 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Heck pun. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KMitch Posted May 9, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2023 Also, before anyone runs to reddit and looks at the 76ers fans not being bothered by his resignation keep in mind a few things: 90% of USA sports fans can't name their team's president (Not their owner, their president). NBA teams do a special jersey each year, which gets a lot of fans hyped up on concepts. One very popular concept with the 76ers fans floating around on social media was bringing back a retro black jersey from the Allen Iverson era, but Chris Heck said that will never happen. This caused fans to solely dislike him for this reason. Wes Edens and his partners helped transform the Milwaukee Bucks into a team punching above their market financially because they followed a similar blueprint to what the 76ers did. If Edens thinks he can help us grow the Villa brand, especially in the USA, it's going to be a good hire for us. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 14 minutes ago, KMitch said: HUGE news for the Villa!!! Chris Heck was the 76ers president for over 9 years: Built one of the largest season ticket holder bases in the NBA Set franchise records for sponsorship growth Huge social media following/growth and brand revitalization for the 76ers org This is a coup for us when it comes to the business side of the club including growing the fanbase and generating money from sponsorships. Embiid helped, we need to nurture another superstar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KMitch Posted May 9, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2023 Just now, Don_Simon said: Embiid helped, we need to nurture another superstar. Obviously the product on the pitch is the most important element but Villa currently struggles to do the basics of marketing right... We don't even have an official Spanish Twitter/Instagram account yet and we have a World Cup winning goalkeeper and manager from Spanish speaking countries. Major attention is needed to grow our brand on the business side along with what Emery & co will do on the pitch. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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