MELISSA IS THE NEW CEOHOMENEWSPEOPLEMELISSA IS THE NEW CEO01 Mar 2021EmailShareFacebookLinkedInTwitterPrintMelissa Payne is heading up the media requirements for the OGR and the GGR sailing eventsFormer senior IMG executive Melissa Payne, has been appointed CEO (Media) for the Ocean Globe Race (OGR) and the Golden Globe Race (GGR) round-the-world sailing events.Melissa, Payne, who left IMG last year after 20 years, was previously vice president, head of technical services and also head of sailing/ nautical sports at IMG Media.During her time at IMG, she worked on two America’s Cups, the World Match Racing Tour, Extreme Sailing Series, the Volvo Ocean Race and the H20 series.Her new role will oversee all media requirements for the two events, including sponsorship, media sales, production and distribution.The GGR starts in Sept 2022 and the OGR in Aug 2023 – marking the 50th anniversary of the original Whitbread/Volvo Ocean Race.

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