The NEXTGEN Advisory Network brings together experience from football, performance, education, business and development. Advisors add perspective and specialist knowledge without replacing clubs, coaches, agents or independent professionals.
Meet Chris Vermeeren
Chris Vermeeren contributes expertise in Global Sports Marketing & Talent Strategy. Sports marketing executive and talent development strategist with long term experience in global athlete identification, grassroots development and international football pathways.
Experience that strengthens the pathway
- Nike, Global Director of Sports Marketing (1993 to 2012)
- Football Center of Excellence & NEXTGEN Academy
- Goal 4 Africa
- NEXTGEN Foundation & Africa pathways
What Chris brings to NEXTGEN
- Provides the long term strategic vision behind NEXTGEN’s talent identification model.
- Brings elite brand experience in identifying potential early and building durable athlete pathways.
- Adds a global network across sport, sponsorship, academies and football development.
- Connects NEXTGEN’s current Africa work to earlier international philanthropy and grassroots development experience.
The Advisory Network is practical: it helps NEXTGEN make better decisions, widen its perspective and build stronger support around players and families.