AS Roma: Francesco Calvo (FC Barcelona) becomes chief revenue officer from September 2018

The Italian Francesco Calvo has been appointed chief revenue officer of AS Roma (Serie A TIM) from September 2018, according to the Italian club on 02/08/2018.

Calvo has held a similar position at FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander) since October 2015. Prior to this, Francesco Calvo served as commercial director (October 2011 - July 2014) and then chief revenue officer (July 2014 - September 2015) of Juventus FC (Serie A TIM).

"Francesco will be tasked with growing the club’s revenues globally so we can continue to compete at the highest level on and off the pitch," said James Pallotta, president of AS Roma, on 02/08/2018.

"I am very excited about joining AS Roma,” he said. “This is a club with a tremendous vision for the future and represents one of the most innovative and interesting opportunities in the world of sports marketing. This is an exciting time for both Roma and Serie A, with the league showing very positive signs of growth, and I’m sure we have all the ingredients here to be successful in Italy and around the world," added Francesco Calvo on 02/08/2018.