LONDON – September 16, 2026 -- DAZN has named Patrick Delany as Chief Operating Officer and hired Alex Gersh as Chief Financial Officer, while shifting outgoing CFO Darren Waterman into a newly created Chief Business Officer role, the sports streaming platform announced. All three executives report directly to Group CEO Shay Segev, effective immediately.
Delany takes end-to-end control of trading performance
Delany, previously CEO of Foxtel Group since 2018 and formerly CEO of Fox Sports Australia, will oversee DAZN's day-to-day operational businesses, including pricing and packaging, rights renewals, content production, and advertising and sponsorship. He led the integration of Foxtel into DAZN following its acquisition, creating DAZN Australia, a unit whose products reach one in every two Australian homes. He is based in London.
Gersh arrives from Sportradar to lead capital allocation
Gersh joins with more than 25 years of financial leadership across sports, betting, technology and telecoms. As CFO of Sportradar, he steered the company through its NASDAQ listing; earlier he served as CFO of Betfair and then Paddy Power Betfair after their merger. He succeeds Waterman as DAZN's group CFO, tasked with financial strategy, capital allocation and performance.
Waterman shifts to commercial and partnership mandate
Waterman, DAZN's CFO since 2022, moves into the new Chief Business Officer role, spearheading global partnerships, distribution and corporate transactions. He had led DAZN's finance function through a period the company says brought it to profitability in 2025 for the first time.
Leadership overhaul follows a year of acquisitions and rights deals
The appointments follow DAZN's 2025 acquisition of Foxtel Group and its delivery of the FIFA Club World Cup, alongside 2026 moves including the acquisitions of ViewLift and EverPass, the addition of FIFA+ to its platform, renewed premium rights in core markets, and the build-out of a regional sports business in the US. Segev said DAZN's platform is now available in more than 200 markets.
DACH leadership also changes as Mascia departs
DAZN confirmed that Alice Mascia is leaving the company at the end of 2026 after four years as CEO of the DACH region. Felix Krause returns to DAZN immediately as Deputy CEO, DACH, and will become CEO, DACH on January 1, 2027.