Stéphane Desprez and Sportainment 360 join Group R9 to launch R9 Sport

Paris, April 21, 2015 - Stéphane Desprez, former CEO of Fédération internationale de motocyclisme (FIM) and member of the Managing Committee of Rugby World Cup 2007 in France, joins the Group Revolution 9 to launch R9 Sport.  

At his side, Sportainment 360, represented in particular by Nicolas Schpoliansky, a specialist in majors events (sports and corporate), will also provide advertisers and rights holders (federations, organization committee, clubs, etc …), with his extensive operational experience and his expertise in producing Sports Presentation Programs (2003 World Championships in Athletics, Olympic Games Athens 2004, Rugby World Cup 2007, Euro 2008, world badminton championships Paris 2010, Meeting Areva, World Equestrian Games 2014, etc …).  

Today, R9 Sport provides advertisers and events organizers with  the complete panel of Communication expertises (R9 Group): strategy, design, marketing activation, digital platform, press relations, advertising or publishing; it also provides a comprehensive fan-­engagement and fan-experience enhancement expertise (Sportainment 360); with the legitimacy of its leaders and their perfect knowledge of the sports industry.  

Groupe R9  

Founded by Nicolas Bianciotto, Olivier and Xavier Baillet, R9 is the first communication group coming from the digital world, which integrates all the traditional communication expertise to serve your brand. Today the Group, which is divided into 6 poles (DESIGN, DIGITAL EDITION, MARKETING, ADVERTISING & PR), realises a Gross Margin of €24m with 240 employees.  

Contact presse :  

Stephane Desprez  

R9/Sport  

Directeur Général  

Email:  sdesprez@r9-­sport.com  

Tel : +41 78 880 32 88