DataPOWA, the AI technology firm delivering POWA index, a data-driven, real-time sports sponsorship valuation engine, has announced the appointment of Ian Penrose to the new role of non-executive chairman.
Penrose is a former CEO of gaming technology group Sportech and UK racecourse and media group Arena Leisure.
He stepped down from Sportech at the end of 2017 and is now chairman of the National Football Museum, a non-executive director of Playtech and a strategic adviser to Weatherbys and the Alizeti Group.
DataPOWA's CEO Michael Flynn said: "It is with great pleasure that we welcome Ian Penrose to the DataPOWA Board, Ian is a well-known and respected figure within the sports sector and brings a wealth of industry knowledge, both in the UK and USA, to DataPOWA. We are delighted to appoint him Non-Executive Chairman and we look forward to his strategic expertise and board experience helping to accelerate our growth."
Ian Penrose said: "I am very excited about working with Michael Flynn and the team at DataPOWA. They have bold ambitions – and I'm confident that their combined understanding of sports and digital will enable their innovative AI technology, POWA index, to become an important business in the sports sponsorship sector."
