Corporate

Board of Directors

Executives

Adam Helfant

Executive Chairman & President

Profile: An MIT and Harvard law graduate, Adam Helfant is one of the world's leading sports executives, having spent the past 19 years working at the very top of the sports and business worlds. Most recently Adam spent 12 years with NIKE rising to the position of Vice President, Global Sports Marketing, a role in which he was responsible for NIKE's relationships and contracts with athletes, clubs, teams, universities and sports governing bodies throughout the world. Previous to his time at NIKE, Adam served as an attorney for the National Hockey League and before that spent four years in private law practice at the international law firm Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton.

ATP Involvement: Appointed ATP Executive Chairman & President in January 2009.

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Gavin Forbes

Tournament Representative

Residence: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Profile: Gavin Forbes was elected in November 2008. The Senior Vice President of International Management Group (IMG), Forbes has been involved with tennis throughout his life. His father, Gordon, played professional tennis. Forbes is based out of the IMG headquarters in Cleveland.

ATP Involvement: American representative on Board of Directors since January 2009.

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Zeljko Franulovic

Tournament Representative

Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco

Profile: Zeljko Franulovic has been on the Board since 2007. The Croatian native, who has been tournament director of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters event since 2004, won nine singles and seven doubles crowns in a 12-year playing career. His best Grand Slam result was a runner-up finish at Roland Garros in 1970.

ATP Involvement: Tournament director, ATP Tour World Championships Frankfurt 1990-95; ATP Tour Director of Marketing for Europe 1990-1993; ATP Tour Director Senior Tour 1993-1994; Tournament Director, Zagreb/Split 1995-1997; ATP Tour VP, Europe 1997-2003; Tournament Director, Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters 2004-present; ATP Board Tournament Representative Europe 2007-present.

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Graham Pearce

Residence: Auckland, New Zealand

Profile: Taking his place in 2000, Graham Pearce is the longest standing member of the ATP Board. Graham has been CEO of Auckland Tennis since 1988 and was tournament director of the Auckland event from 1994-2008. Graham has also been a member of the ATP Tournament Council since 1995.

ATP Involvement: Tournament Representative Auckland ATP tournament (1990-present); Tournament Director Auckland ATP tournament (1994-2008); Tournament Council (1995-present).

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David Egdes

Player Representative

Residence: Encino, California, USA

Profile: David Egdes was elected in June 2008. The South African native serves as Senior Vice President of Tennis Industry Relations at Tennis Channel in Santa Monica, Calif. David joined the network after serving for five years as Vice President of World Team Tennis in Los Angeles and has close to 10 years of professional tennis experience as an executive and agent at IMG.

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Justin Gimelstob

Residence: Santa Monica, California, USA

Profile: Justin Gimelstob was elected in June 2008. The New Jersey native is a former ATP pro who played from 1996-2007, capturing 13 career ATP doubles titles and two mixed doubles titles at the Australian Open and Roland Garros in 1998 (w/Venus Williams). He reached his lone ATP singles final in Newport in 2006. Justin currently is a commentator for the Tennis Channel, based in Santa Monica, California.

ATP Involvement: A former ATP player and ATP Player Council member. He began serving as Player Board Representative for the Americas region in June 2008.

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Phil Anderton

Residence: London, England

Profile: One of the world’s leading sports marketers, Phil Anderton has overall responsibility for driving strategy, maintaining standards and managing and promoting the ATP World Tour brand globally. After undertaking the most extensive research project ever of tennis fans' views on men’s professional tennis, Phil oversaw the development and unveiling of a new marketing strategy for the ATP World Tour in 2009. Phil is also Chairman of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, with overall responsibility for the ATP’s end-of-season tournament that features the world’s best eight singles players and eight doubles teams. Before joining the ATP World Tour, Phil served as Chief Executive Officer of the Scottish Premier League’s Heart of Midlothian Football Club, and prior to that worked with the Scottish Rugby Union as CEO as well as Commercial & Marketing Director. Before entering the world of sport, Phil worked at the Coca-Cola Company from 1993-2000. Amongst other roles, Phil served as the Division Marketing Director of Central Europe, a Coca-Cola Global Brand Manager when he was based in Atlanta and the Marketing Manager of Diet Colas Great Britain. Prior to that Phil worked for Procter and Gamble in the UK.

ATP Involvement: Joined the ATP in March 2006 as the organisation's first ever Chief Marketing Officer. He is based in the ATP’s London office.

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Richard Davies

Residence: London, England

Profile: Prior to joining the ATP, Richard Davies managed the South African Open Golf Championship and served as a commercial advisor to the Welsh Rugby Union. Richard was the founding partner of the independent sports marketing company Davies Day Ltd, which grew to become one of the U.K.'s leading sponsorship agencies, and was sold to Octagon in 1999. Richard has worked with a variety of rights holders that have included the International Olympic Committee, The Ryder Cup, PGA European Tour and Formula One Motor Racing.

ATP Involvement: Joined ATP Properties as its Chief Executive Officer in April 2004 and has responsibility for the ATP's commercial and sponsor strategy. He is based in the ATP's London office.

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Brad Drewett

Residence: Sydney, Australia

Profile: Brad Drewett is a former top 40 singles and top 20 doubles player. In addition to his work with the ATP, Brad has established and managed successful businesses in Australia, including developing and managing tennis centres and launching a tennis court manufacturing and construction company. Brad has also served as a commentator for Channel 9 in Australia.

ATP Involvement: Brad has served as the ATP's Chief Executive Officer for the International Group since January 2006 and oversees the ATP's operations in the Middle East, Asia and Pacific regions. Prior to that, Brad led the region as Managing Director from 2003 to 2005 and was Executive Vice President from 1999 to 2003. He has previously served as an elected ATP Player Council representative and from 1993 until 1999, as an elected ATP Player Board Representative. Since 2001, Brad has been the Tournament Director of the ATP World Tour's season-ending event, the Tennis Masters Cup and will maintain that role as the tournament moves to London and becomes the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in 2009. As well as overseeing the event when held in Sydney and Houston, Brad negotiated a multi-year deal with the Shanghai Administration of Sport and Shanghai Ba-shi Industrial Company to stage the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai from 2005 to 2008. He is based in the ATP's Sydney office.

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Flip Galloway

Residence: Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA

Profile: Prior to joining the ATP, Flip Galloway worked for the international consultancy firm Ernst and Young for 14 years, serving many industries, including professional sports.

ATP Involvement: Flip has served as the ATP's Chief Operating Officer since January 2006 and the ATP's Chief Financial Officer since he joined the organisation in 1989. Flip oversees all ATP's operations and directly manages ATP's finance management, budgeting, accounting and tax compliance, strategic planning, human resources, executive recruitment and development, and member benefit plan design and administration. A key executive since the ATP Tour's formation in 1989, Flip led the process of consolidation between the ATP and Men's Tennis Council that ultimately created the current ATP World Tour. Flip has been integral in many aspects of ATP's operations since its formation. Flip works closely with the ATP Board to ensure that ATP is fiscally responsible and generates and maintains sufficient reserves. Flip developed the ATP's computerised financial budgeting, treasury management and accounting systems and was instrumental in the formation of the ATP player pension program that has grown to more than $60 million in assets, covering more than 800 current and former players. He is based in the ATP's Ponte Vedra Beach office.

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Andre Silva

Chief Player Officer

Residence: Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA

Profile: Andre Silva played college tennis at Anderson University in South Carolina where he earned a Sports Management degree.

ATP Involvement: Andre has been the ATP's Chief Player Officer since January 2007. Prior to that, Andre spent two years leading the Player Relations Department as its Vice President. Andre has been with the ATP since 2000, when he started as a Tour Manager. Andre currently oversees both the Player Relations and Medical Services departments and works directly with the Player Council and the ATP Board. He is also involved in the day-to-day operations of the Challenger Circuit, being the liaison for the Latin American challenger events and member of the Challenger Committee. He is based in the ATP's Ponte Vedra Beach office.

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Mark Young

Residence: Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA

Profile: Mark Young previously worked with the law firm of Smith Hulsey and Busey, and as a senior attorney with The Charter Company prior to joining the ATP.

ATP Involvement: Mark has served as the ATP's Chief Executive Officer, Americas, since January 2006. As CEO Americas, Mark oversees the ATP's operations in North and South America as well as the daily operations of the Ponte Vedra Beach office. Mark also serves as the ATP's General Counsel, a role he has held since joining the ATP in 1990. In his capacity as ATP General Counsel, Mark has been responsible for negotiating the ATP's major sponsorship deals and television agreements since 1990, and has pioneered the development of the sport's anti-doping program. Mark has also, in his role as General Counsel, had overall responsibility for all ATP legal business, including the successful defense of the Hamburg litigation in 2008.

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