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February 7, 2012
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The VSL Team
Vintage Sports and Leisure manages sporting events and tours and provides consultancy services to the industry.
Each sport has its own lead manager:
- Vintage Rugby Paul Gleeson
- Vintage Cricket Peter McDermott
- Golf Tours and Events Earle Thomas
- Vintage Soccer Róisín Ní Chatháin
- Vintage Hockey Róisín Ní Chatháin
- Vintage Golf Roger Carroll
- World Schools Golf Roger Carroll
- Vintage Softball Dianne McDermott
- Office Manager Dianne McDermott
In addition to our own personnel, we augment our team by collaborating with strategic partners who have local knowledge when we are working away from our home base.
To enquire about our Sports Consultancy Services please phone Peter McDermott on +64 9 425 5294 or send Peter an e-mail here.
Our Team
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Paul Gleeson – Director and Manager of World Vintage Rugby Carnivals
e-mail Paul here |
Consultancy:
Air New Zealand
Auckland City Council
New Zealand Golf
New Zealand Cricket
Bank of New Zealand
Background/History
Managing Director of IMG, New Zealand
Executive Director of World Golden Oldies Secretariat for 23 years, leading the development of the Air New Zealand Golden Oldies Sports.
Organiser of New Zealand Golf Open
Race Director NZ Ironman Triathlon for 18 years
Co-producer of Mission Concerts (Hawkes Bay)
Wide background in entertainment industry
Other
Through his various roles Paul has been responsible for sponsorship, venue setup, event planning, marketing, corporate hospitality, TV negotiations, media liaison and event management.
Current:
Manages Vintage Cricket tours and events
Sports consultancy
Bowler with Fingletoads CC
Consultancy:
Hillary Commission for Sports, Leisure and Fitness
DB Warriors (Auckland Rugby League team)
Auckland Rugby League
Yachting New Zealand
Background/History
Chairman of New Zealand Cricket
Chairman of International Golden Oldies Cricket Advisory Committee
Co-Chairman of 1992 Cricket World Cup
NZ Delegate to ICC
Chairman Life Saving Bay of Plenty
Sports Waitakere Regional Sports Trust member
Sport Bay of Plenty Regional Sports Trust member
Eden Park Board of Control member
Other
Delivered several papers to Marketing seminars on Sports Management, Sponsorship Assessment and Organisational Planning
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Roger Carroll – Manager for World Schools Golf and Graphic Designer
e-mail Roger here |
Current:
Graphic design and advertising ondn communications for VSL
Sports consultancy
Background/History
Represented New Zealand in Yachting
Managed North Harbour NBL Team
Tournament Director for 3 women's professional Tennis tournaments
Owned and managed Stampede Promotions Ltd, an Auckland based graphic art, design and print broking business.
Current:
Manages Golf tours and Vintage Golf events
Regular Golfer and Croquet champion
Background/History
Managing Director of Spalding Australia and New Zealand
Represented New Zealand at Soccer for 13 years including two as captain
Other
Earle has been responsible for management and marketing planning and implementation; sponsorship programs; event marketing; financial management and international relationships and negotiations.
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Dianne McDermott – Manager of Vintage Softball and Administrator for Vintage Sports
e-mail Dianne here |
Current:
Manages Vintage Softball events
Office manager overseeing administration and inbound sports tours. Provides customer services to participants in VSL events.
Consultancy:
8 years of Human Relations Services with HR consultancy Sheffield Associates
Background/History
Office Management and Event administration
Personal Assistant to the Chief Executive of New Zealand Cricket Inc
Organisation of international cricket tours, hosting of home cricket Test Matches and One Day Internationals and management of hospitality arrangements during the 1992 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.
Owned and operated her own successful food manufacturing and distribution business
Current:
PR and Communications Consultant
Star Public Relations Ltd - Communications and Public Relations Consultancy
Consultancy:
New Zealand Cricket
New Zealand Rugby LEAgue
New Zealand Rugby
Singapore Tourism and Singapore Airlines
Bank of New Zealand
Air New Zealand
Visa International
Background/History:
PR and Communications Consultant since 1978
Managing Director of Porter Novelli - clients included Westpac, Television New Zealand and Air New Zealand
Founding Director of Baldwin Boyle Group, the largest and most successful PR organisation in New Zealand
Part owner of Warriors Rugby League franchise
Senior representative rugby league player
Nigel Bradly - Managing Director
e-mail Nigel here
Current:
Recently appointed Managing Director of Vintage Sport and Leisure Ltd.
Background/ History:
Nigel is a business growth and transformation specialist with 16 years experience in USA, England, Australia and New Zealand. Nigel has been involved in a variety of sectors around the globe including Financial Services, Energy and Utilities, Public Sector, Environment and Telecommunications. Nigel holds a PhD in Marine Policy from the University of Delaware, an MA (Hons) in Environmental Studies at Victoria University of New Zealand, MSc (Hons) in Geography at Canterbury University of New Zealand.
Nigel has represented New Zealand as a member of a delegation to the United Nations, prepared draft legislation for the State of Delaware Government and was lead author for a World Bank funded evaluation program for the Centre for the Study of Marine Policy (USA). Amongst his studies and high-level employment Nigel has retained his love of sports and was team leader of a Chicago Cricket Team that attended the Vintage Cricket Carnival in Barbados.
Róisín Ní Chatháin - Manager of Vintage Hockey, Manager of Vintage Football & Website Co-ordination
e-mail Róisín here
Current:
Manages Vintage Hockey and Vintage Football events
Website co-ordinator
Background/ History:
Róisín is an Events Manager from Ireland where she had considerable events and sporting experience.
Róisín holds a BSc (Hons) in Sports Management from University College, Dublin.
Róisín had 4 years with Verve Marketing as an Event Team Leader and Account Executive and
subsequently 2 years as a Sales Team Manager, Event Coordinator & Duty Manager at David
Lloyd Riverview Raquets, Health and Fitness Club in Dublin.
Róisín has a strong interest in sports and
was an official at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Dublin and
regularly volunteered at the annual Irish Blind Sports Day. She represented Dublin in the
All-Ireland Basketball League and competed in the Dublin Women’s Mini Marathon.
Current:
Active role in the management of VSL
Development and management of VSL websites, direct mail communications, strategic planning od direct marketing and design of promotional material
Lecturing on business administration at universities and technical institutes
Consultancy:
Director of Advicewise People Ltd - labour relations consultancy
Background/History:
Senior executive with Air New Zealand and the Star Alliance in corporate Marketing
Rebranding and redevelopment of Air New Zealand service and products
Devising of Star Alliance frequent flyer programme
Wide experience of airline and travel industries
Current:
Creator of PeopleData, and information tool for managing complex relationships between people and organisations.
Background/History:
Data migration specialist.
Other:
PeopleData is used by VSL for its databases. The Object/Relationship based business application that considers the person to be the most important component of any database has particular application to VSL and its clients.
Support at locations
Vintage Sports seek support and involvement from local sports authorities and sports clubs who are part of the planning of Vintage Sports Carnivals.
Vintage Sports consults with local authorities at each venue to ensure that participants in Carnivals are welcomed by local communities and have access to top facilities.
At each venue, a local organisation is engaged to ensure accommodation, functions and transfers are arranged to the satisfaction of all participants.
Each sport has its own local representatives so please see the relevant website for details regarding a particular event.
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