Gareth Jennings
Group Sporting Director, The Harburg Group
PROFILE
Contact details
Current
Role:
Group Sporting Director
Organisation:
The Harburg Group
Department:
Recruitment
Location:
Global
Experience
Date:
Organisation:
Role:
2023 - 2025
UAE Pro League
Technical Director
2025 - Present
The Harburg Group
Group Sporting Director
2022 - Present
Assoction of Sporting Directors
Technical Committee
2022 - Present
Grimsby Town
Non-Executive Director (Football)
2022 - Present
Football Association of Wales
Technical Advisory Board
2021 - 2022
New Zealand Football
GM High Performance
2019 - 2021
FIFA
Head of Technical Leadership
2016 - 2019
Stoke City FC
Academy Director / Head of Technical Board
2014 - 2016
Leicester City FC
Academy Director / Head of Technical Board
Education
Date:
Organisation:
Award:
2024
ISDE (Madrid)
Masters International Sports Law
2017
The FA (England)
UEFA Pro Licence
2024
London School of Economics
Financial Analysis & Management Accounting
2020
Oxford University (Said Business School)
Executive Leadership
2019
FIFA
Technical Director
2020
FIFA
Executive Leaders
2018
The FA (England)
Advanced Youth Licence (PDP)
Biography
Gareth is Group Sporting Director at the Harburg Group, a multi-club ownership platform spanning Al Kholood FC in the Saudi Pro League, a shareholding in Cádiz CF, and interests in African football. He leads sporting strategy, recruitment and football operations across the group.
He sits on the Technical Committee of the Association of Sporting Directors, is a member of the FAW Technical Advisory Board, and is a Non-Executive Director (Football) at Grimsby Town FC in the English Football League. He previously served as Technical Director of the UAE Pro League.
His career spans senior technical roles across the global game, including Head of Technical Leadership at FIFA and General Manager, High Performance at New Zealand Football. He advises clubs internationally and is a co-author of the FIFA Technical Directors Handbook.
Gareth holds an MSc in International Sports Law (ISDE, Madrid) and a Postgraduate Certificate in Financial Analysis (London School of Economics), and completed the Executive Leadership Programme at the University of Oxford. He is a holder of the UEFA Pro Licence, the FA Advanced Youth Award, and the FIFA Technical Directors Licence.
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