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Sportradar has confirmed the appointment of Felippe Marchetti as Integrity Partnerships Manager for Brazil, helping the NASDAQ tech group scale its integrity and intelligence capabilities for South America’s biggest sports market.
Marchetti is experienced in the governance of Brazilian pro-sports, having previously served as a researcher for the Brazil’s Ministry of Sport and as an independent sports integrity consultant deeply embedded within the LATAM sports industry.
He joins Sportradar’s new monitoring unit for Brazil having recently completed a Ph.D. and post-Ph.D. at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, focused on the threat that match-fixing poses to Brazilian sport.
In his remit, Marchetti will lead the strategic development of Sportradar’s Integrity Services in Brazil, identifying business opportunities to increase the company’s integrity partnerships in the market and will work closely with Sportradar’s Brazil-based integrity analysts.
Additionally, he will oversee Sportradar’s integrity relationships with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) and the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), as well as with other clients in the region.
Andreas Krannich, Sportradar EVP, Integrity, Rights Protection and Regulatory Services said: “As the sports betting market regulates in Brazil, the need for robust and resilient integrity services has never been greater. I’m excited to have Felippe join our team to oversee our work in Brazil, and lead our efforts to safeguard the integrity of competitions in this growing market.”
