Neil Whitbread
Founder & Managing Director, Sportective
PROFILE
Contact details
Current
Role:
Founder & Managing Director
Organisation:
Sportective
Department:
Recruitment
Location:
London
Biography
Leading Global Due Diligence, lnvestigations & Intelligence Projects. Working with corporate & sports clients, specifically for elite football. Identifying Key Insights to Mitigate Risk & Protect Reputations.
I currently lead on due diligence, intelligence and risk advisory and analysis projects, working with leading clubs globally (Premier League, EFL, major European Leagues and MLS), agent representation, law firms and individual players, which has enabled me to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders in the industry, developing a bespoke and truly unique network of trusted football contacts (HUMINT) globally.
I am regularly invited to present as a guest speaker with the English F.A. (Talent ID) UEFA (Elite Scout) and Real Madrid Graduate School (Sports Business Masters Degree), in addition to being interviewed for media articles by The Athletic/NY Times, L’Equipe, The ‘I’, Off The Pitch and Training Ground Guru, providing expert insight and comment on carrying out due diligence, intelligence and risk analysis for professional football recruitment.