African Collaborations Group (ACG), a leading strategic project origination and collaboration platform, has announced the appointment of Lee Martin to its Advisory Board. Martin brings over 30 years of experience in visual media and the sports sector, having worked as a Senior Advisor to the Executive Committee of Getty Images. His expertise will help ACG originate bankable sport and entertainment district ecosystems across Africa.
Martin's career began at Allsport, the world's leading sports photo agency, where he rose to Joint Managing Director before joining Getty Images in 1998. During his tenure at Getty Images, he served as Senior Vice President of Sales for Europe and Asia and later as Senior Vice President of Sport, overseeing the global sport imagery business and developing exclusive partnerships with governing bodies and rights holders.
Martin's appointment to the ACG Advisory Board brings world-class expertise in visual identity, imagery, storytelling, and global distribution dimensions of sport and entertainment properties. His experience will ensure that the visual dimension is embedded into ACG's thinking from the earliest stages of project origination, creating visually iconic assets that sustain the value of the property over the long term.
As Chairman of Knockout Entertainment, Martin owns and runs several significant YouTube sports channels. He also sits on the advisory board of Ribu, Incyan, England Boxing Southern Counties, and is Chairman of the Black Prince Trust. His deep relationships across global sport governing bodies and rights holders will be invaluable to ACG's mission.
Martin has served on several industry organizations, including the World Athletics Press Commission, the British Association of Picture Libraries & Agencies, and the Football Association. He has also judged several prestigious awards, including the International Olympic Committee Sport and Photography Contest and the Press Photographer's Year Awards.
ACG focuses on industrializing sport in Africa through the creation of bankable sport and entertainment district ecosystems. Martin's expertise will help the organization achieve its goals by providing guidance on the commercial and creative dimensions of sport imagery and building a global visual content business anchored on sport.
With Martin's appointment, ACG Advisory Board gains an authoritative perspective on the commercial and creative dimensions of sport imagery. His hands-on experience will be directly relevant to originating and structuring large-scale sport and entertainment district projects across the African continent, ensuring that ACG's projects are visually iconic and commercially successful.
Key points
- Lee Martin's appointment brings world-class expertise in visual identity and global distribution dimensions of sport and entertainment properties to ACG Advisory Board.
- Martin's deep relationships across global sport governing bodies and rights holders will be invaluable to ACG's mission.
- ACG focuses on industrializing sport in Africa through the creation of bankable sport and entertainment district ecosystems.
