LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / December 8, 2016 / Fieldoo, the world's leading digital football network and marketplace, announces the addition of long time financier, Puian Mollaian, to the firm's Advisory Board. As a Fieldoo Advisory Board member, Puian will draw on his extensive expertise and network in investment banking and private equity across a variety of sectors to provide counsel to Fieldoo on growth and business strategies.
Puian is highly regarded in the alternative investments industry for his leadership and knowledge of the private equity and real estate landscapes in global markets. As a former investment banker at Barclays, Puian led capital markets origination activities on behalf of large multinationals in the EMEA region and subsequently advised the bank's corporate and Sovereign Wealth Fund clients on their investments worldwide developing a wide-ranging network across Europe, Middle East and Asia. Puian currently manages the activities of Forticap where he has led, amongst others, several transactions involving the sports industry such as acquisitions of football clubs and sports-related assets in the United Kingdom and Europe for investors including Middle Eastern Royal Families.
Fieldoo's newly established Advisory Board is a body of international experts tasked with supporting the Company in building strategic alliances with key stakeholders from the technology, sports and finance worlds. Additional appointments of senior leaders to be announced in the coming months will further strengthen recent developments of Fieldoo's operations, which has been laying the groundwork of its expansion plans. In a quest to accelerate growth, Fieldoo will soon be establishing regional hubs across the world including in high-growth football markets such as the US and China.
Klemen Hosta, CEO and Co-Founder of Fieldoo commented, "I am delighted to welcome Puian to our advisory panel, and I am certain that his skills and diverse know-how will complement the core competence of our team. Puian brings a wealth of experience from the investment community to our Board, he has been most recently an instrumental partner and trusted go-to person for both football and business related affairs. As a respected professional in the finance industry, we are confident he will be active in engaging and attracting both capital and talent. Puian shares our same enthusiasm and passion for the beautiful game and we look forward to working with him in taking Fieldoo to the next level."
Puian Mollaian, Partner of Forticap, added, "Having recently worked closely with Klemen, I am thrilled to join Fieldoo's Board and back the vision of its founders. I am truly fond of the team's ethos that created such forward-looking sports technology business with tremendous potential. I firmly believe in Fieldoo's drive in providing opportunities to all market participants and bring much needed transparency to the football industry. This is a truly revolutionising platform whose benefits I am confident will be valued widely across the footballing world in years to come."
For further information, please contact:
Fieldoo
Klemen Hosta, CEO & Co-Founder
Tel: +44 208 133 9897
Email: [email protected]
Forticap
Puian Mollaian, Partner
Tel: +44 203 239 3334
Email: [email protected]
About Fieldoo
Launched in 2013 through a beta version, London-based Fieldoo is an independent technology platform that has established itself as the world's largest digital football network and marketplace. The Company provides an online system for football players (men and women), agents, scouts, clubs and their representatives from professional, semi-professional and amateur categories to network directly with counterparts and seek new opportunities at local, national and international levels. As of December 2016 Fieldoo counts over 250,000 active users from 180 countries.
Leveraging its proprietary and award-winning cloud technology, Fieldoo is at the forefront of the revolution in management of football talent driving the modernisation and digitalisation of the sport. The platform enables cost efficiencies for clubs and academies and provides material benefits for players and agents alike. As a socially responsible business, Fieldoo is an ardent promoter and facilitator of transparency in the football industry. The Company is joining global conversations and efforts on the challenges, opportunities and best practices within the sport by engaging with stakeholders including federations, clubs and all members of the community.
For further information, please visit: www.Fieldoo.com.
SOURCE: Fieldoo