Seven’s Sport division has appointed Joel Starcevic as Head of Horse Racing and Cricket, and Anna Stone as Head of Commonwealth Video games and Govt Producer of Cricket.
Joel Starcevic is at the moment Seven’s Head of Cricket and has beforehand held senior manufacturing roles on Seven’s AFL and horse racing protection, in addition to main worldwide sporting occasions, such because the Olympic Video games, Olympic Winter Video games, Commonwealth Video games and the Supercars Championship Bathurst 1000.
Anna Stone is being elevated from Govt Producer of Ladies’s Cricket, and has beforehand led Seven’s Supercars protection as Govt Producer, Motorsport, earlier than holding a senior manufacturing function for the 2024 Paris Olympic Video games.
Seven’s present Head of Motorsport, Angela Rampal, will tackle an extra function as Govt Producer of Commonwealth Video games. Seven has additionally promoted Matthew Grey to the newly created Co-ordinating Producer place. The horse racing workforce can also be going to marketplace for a second Co-ordinating Producer to work alongside him.
Joel Starcevic mentioned: “I’m honoured and proud to steer a gifted workforce of on-air consultants and manufacturing employees, who all work collectively to supply world-class horse racing protection each Saturday afternoon for 52 weeks of the yr, stay and free on Seven and 7plus Sport.
“Our horse racing protection is a premier product, and we’re so excited to repeatedly increase the bar and evolve with innovation and recent concepts to stay Australia’s residence of thoroughbred racing.
“This summer time of cricket guarantees to be one of the vital thrilling in latest reminiscence, with the Ashes returning to residence soil, world-class girls’s internationals, and one of the best of the Big Bash League and WBBL lighting up grounds across the nation,” he mentioned.
In April, Seven introduced it had signed an unique settlement with Commonwealth Sport to develop into the official Australian broadcast media accomplice for the 2026 Commonwealth Video games in Glasgow, Scotland subsequent yr.
Seven may even be the official Australian media accomplice for the 2030 Commonwealth Video games -a host metropolis is but to be introduced.
Anna Stone mentioned: “The Commonwealth Video games is greater than only a sporting occasion, it’s a worldwide celebration of tradition, resilience and world-class athleticism.
“Bringing the occasion to life for Australian viewers is an unimaginable honour, and we are able to’t wait to showcase the inspiring moments, fierce competitors and highly effective human tales that make the Video games so particular.
“Producing protection of Australia’s most storied sporting rivalry is all the time a privilege, and as we gear up for an unimaginable summer time of cricket on Seven and 7plus, we’re ecstatic to ship each ball, each boundary and each huge second to followers across the nation,” she mentioned.
Seven’s Director of Community Sport, Chris Jones, mentioned: “The depth of our Seven sport manufacturing workforce is really outstanding. Joel, Anna, Angela and Matt have been integral to our workforce for a few years now, and it’s nice to see them taking over these new alternatives and rising their careers at Seven.”
Seven’s sport workforce is now made up of:
Chris Jones – Director of Community Sport
Gary O’Keeffe – Head of AFL and Sport Innovation
Kirsty Bradmore – Head of Sport Digital
Joel Starcevic – Head of Horse Racing and Cricket
Anna Stone – Head of Commonwealth Video games, Govt Producer Cricket
Angela Rampal – Head of Motorsport, Govt Producer Commonwealth Video games
Greg Smith – Head of Manufacturing – Sport
Lisa Peach – Head of Manufacturing Administration – Sport
Emma Francis – Head of Communications – Sport
Chantelle Hugo – Head of Advertising – Information, Public Affairs & Sport
Simon Atkinson – Head of 7Sport Inventive
