After over four years of service as Deputy General Secretary, Jason Hughes will be leaving CONCACAF at the end of November to return to his native England. CONCACAF has appointed Italo Zanzi as its new Deputy General Secretary who will also serve as Executive VP of CONCACAF's subsidiary commercial arm, CONCACAF Marketing & TV.
Zanzi, who joins CONCACAF from his role as Vice President, International Broadcast Sales & Latin America / US Hispanic Marketing at Major League Baseball, will have responsibility for a range of activities including CONCACAF's commercial program and communications. He joins Ted Howard, CONCACAF's other Deputy General Secretary, in the offices of the secretariat in New York City.
CONCACAF's General Secretary, Chuck Blazer, said, "I really cannot overstate the contribution Jason Hughes has made to football in the CONCACAF region these past four years. He has played a pivotal role in development and growth of our showpiece tournament, the CONCACAF Gold Cup™, and has led innovations to our club championship that will shortly see us launch a new champions' league tournament in this region. Both of these achievements are part of Jason's legacy to CONCACAF, a body of work of which he can be enormously proud. Everyone at CONCACAF wishes him well on his return to the UK."
Blazer added, "I am very pleased to announce that Italo Zanzi will join us from his role at Major League Baseball in the USA, in the capacity of Deputy General Secretary. Italo's experience in international TV and sponsorship in sport will prove an invaluable asset to CONCACAF as we enter a new phase for the Confederation; we are pleased that Italo will be joining our team in New York and everyone is excited by the work that lies ahead."
Zanzi will join CONCACAF at the end of November.
