AC Milan: Maikel Oettle (GER) promoted to the post of commercial director

German Maikel Oettle, sponsorship sales director at AC Milan (Serie A TIM) since November 2019, has been appointed as commercial director, announced the club on 13/01/2023.

"Maikel Oettle boasts a solid international career in sales and business development, with experiences at bwin, a digital gaming company; Bundesliga International, the commercial division of Bundesliga; in Draftkings, a leading American fantasy-sport operator and IMG, a sports agency that is part of Endeavor," said AC Milan.

"Through Oettle's appointment and the consequent creation of a renewed team structure under him, AC Milan introduces a new business-to-business model, which aims to prepare the club for the next phase, consolidating a period of constant growth off the pitch with major commercial agreements and renewals, including with long-standing partners Puma and Emirates. The new model aims to further accelerate the process of acquiring new partners, managing the commercial assets of the Club, including the sale and acquisition of media rights," added the club, which has been owned by US investment fund…