Former Senior WWE Executive Andrew Whitaker Appointed To GLORY Board of Directors

From GLORY:

GLORY APPOINTS FORMER SENIOR WWE EXECUTIVE ANDREW WHITAKER TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SINGAPORE (Oct. 12, 2012)  – Glory Sports International today announced the appointment of former Senior WWE Executive Andrew Whitaker as a Non-Executive Director of the Board of Directors for Glory Sports International, the owner and rights holder of the world’s No. 1 kickboxing league, GLORY World Series.

Whitaker, the Managing Partner of media and brand distribution advisory group, Kings Highway Media, will be working with the GLORY Sports board to set and develop the overall strategic direction of GLORY’s business and analyze key international issues.

“Andrew has an exceptional breadth of expertise and track record of delivery in both the domestic U.S and international media business, and we are delighted to have him join us in our efforts to build the GLORY franchise, so that it can reach its full potential,” said GLORY Managing Director Marcus Luer.

"GLORY is an incredible product with tremendous growth potential in an emerging sport,” said Whitaker.  “The IP has all the elements necessary to achieve very real and significant global development. I am both delighted and excited to be a part of the team and to play a part in that expansion"

Prior to establishing Kings Highway Media in 2011, Whitaker served as the Executive Vice President of International for NYSE listed WWE Inc. where he was responsible for establishing and growing the WWE international business across Television, Digital, Live Events, Licensing, PPV/VOD, Marketing, Promotion and Public and Government Relations.  He sits on the Program Advisory Board for the Banff World Media Festival and Next Media Interactive Media Festival.

The next stop on GLORY’s live event schedule will be the historic PalaLottomatica arena in Rome on Nov. 3.  The event, GLORY 3 Rome ‘Final 8’, will be headlined by an eight-man single-elimination tournament that will award it’s 70 kilogram (154 pound) winner a Grand Prize of $300,000.

On Dec. 2, GLORY will head to Makuhari Messe (formerly Nippon Convention Center) in Tokyo where it will produce a 16-man, single-elimination heavyweight tournament stacked with an unprecedented collection of the world’s greatest big men.

For more information visit www.gloryworldseries.com