Andrew Billingham

Andrew Billingham is a highly experienced sports and entertainment venue executive. Within three years of joining Adidas, Andrew became their youngest national account manager, in 1994, he joined the project team to launch the Predator football boot. Two years later, at the height of his career, Paul Gascoigne became one of Andrew’s sponsored athletes.

Working first for Karren Brady at Birmingham City, then the Bet365 Coates family, owners of Stoke City FC, Andrew was part of the executive teams responsible for achieving promotion for both teams into the Premier League. Andrew then moved to Bristol as Chief Executive of the newly created Bristol Sport, overseeing the Ashton Gate stadium rebuild, and in October 2018 he became Managing Director of YTL Arena Bristol. This year Andrew has been appointed as Chair of The Prince’s Trust South West Development Committee.