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David Howes Personal Profile |
CAREER TO DATENovember 2002 to date MANAGING DIRECTOR, HOWES Etc LIMITED • Formed a limited company to provide sports consultancy services including sponsorship, player management, public relations, event management and public speaking
July 1998 to October 2002
MANAGING DIRECTOR, LEEDS RUGBY LIMITED • Appointed as part of a new three-man Headingley Operational Board structure, responsible for media, marketing and commercial sectors, to complement the remaining two areas of rugby and stadium operations • Director of parent company Leeds CF&A., plus Leeds Rugby Ltd and Leeds Rugby Union Ltd  • Major branding operation as the World’s first company to own a top Rugby League and Rugby Union club – Leeds Rhinos and Leeds Tykes respectively
• Three Rugby League finals, including Challenge Cup winners 1999 • Tykes promoted to the elite 12-club Zurich Premiership in 2001-02 • Member of the Premier Rugby RU Board  • Member of the Super League RL Board
• Duties included responsibility for media liaison, sponsorship portfolios, event management, sales, lotteries, marketing, in-house retail and catering • Introduction of Headingley branding operation for stadium services as a one stop operation ie Headingley Experience, Headingley Sales, Headingley Retail, Headingley Lodge etc
• Plus being part of the team responsible for the redevelopment of the Headingley cricket arena, including the introduction of a 36-bedroom hotel, convertible into executive boxes for major cricket occasions
July 1995 to June 1998
CHIEF EXECUTIVE, ST HELENS RLFC  • Appointed as the club’s first-ever Chief Executive with responsibility for organisation of all aspects of the club, a founder member of The Rugby Football League in 1895
• Club record five successive finals • Challenge Cup winners 1996 and 1997 • Inaugural Super League Champions in 1996 • First modern day annual profit • World record signing of Great Britain centre Paul Newlove • Official club spokesman and media liaison director
February 1994 to June 1995
DAVID HOWES & ASSOCIATES • Fulfilment of long standing ambition to form own sports consultancy • Principal client was Courage, with appointment as consultant for the John Smith’s International Rugby League sponsorship and media portfolio • Editor of the official Rugby League Centenary Brochure
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