Ivan Khodabakhsh

Head Of Business Innovation at Swiss Timing

Ivan Khodabakhsh has a diverse and extensive work experience in the sports industry. Ivan is currently serving as the Head of Innovation at Swiss Timing Ltd, a leading sports timekeeping company. Prior to this, Ivan was a Member of the Board and Founder of World Golf Series Limited, where they created premier golf tournaments to fill the off-season gap in women's professional golf competitions. Ivan also held the position of Chief Executive Officer at the Ladies European Tour, Europe's leading women's professional golf tour.

Ivan has also worked as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer at the World Series of Boxing, where they successfully managed and developed the competition format and secured significant franchise licenses and sponsorship deals globally. Additionally, they served as the Event Director at European Athletics, one of the six Area Associations of the International Association of Athletics Federations, and as the Competition Coordinator at the German Sports University Federation.

Throughout their career, Ivan has demonstrated a strong passion for sports and a commitment to innovation and development within the industry.

Ivan Khodabakhsh has a Master of Arts degree in Sport Science, Business Administration, and Law from Technische Universität Darmstadt. It is not specified when they attended this institution. Furthermore, it is mentioned that Ivan Khodabakhsh also attended Heidelberg University, but no information is provided regarding the degree or field of study.

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  • Head Of Business Innovation

    October, 2022 - present