Career Guidance

Tom Sears is a senior sports industry executive with over 20 years’ global experience in leadership roles with National Governing Bodies, provincial associations, professional clubs and government funded agencies. His experience includes Chief Executive and senior positions worldwide and this background gives him a unique insight into the sector and the requirements for both executive and non-executive positions in this rapidly growing and influential industry.

During his career Tom has led major sports organisations through successful restructure and growth, developed new products and markets, negotiated major commercial contracts and international broadcast rights and experienced elite level competition at several World Cups, international, regional and domestic tournaments.

He has extensive experience of recruitment in the sector and has successfully recruited senior level executives, NED/Board officers and members and high-performance staff for a huge range of sports organisations internationally. After establishing the successful sports practice with leading executive search company Peridot Partners, Tom decided to set up his own company – Kinsey Sears.

Tom has worked with leadership teams and Boards in Australasia, Africa and Europe as well as the UK and has in-depth insight and understanding of diverse structures and cultures at Executive and Board level.