TORONTO – Insight Sports has hired Dan Cimoroni as vice-president, sports and management.
Cimoroni was most recently vice-president, IMG Golf. In his eight years at IMG, he played a key role in the development of IMG’s golf portfolio, representing most of the nation’s top Canadian professionals including Mike Weir, Stephen Ames, Lorie Kane, Ian Leggatt and Jon Mills, says the Insight press release.
During his time at IMG, Cimoroni oversaw an athlete representation group that was home to such names as cyclist Curt Harnett, rower Marnie McBean, skier Brian Stemmle, triathlete Simon Whitfield, hockey player Cassie Campbell, soccer’s Craig Forrest and broadcaster Hazel Mae, among others.
Prior to joining IMG, Cimoroni ran his own music management company between Toronto and Vancouver.
Insight Sports operates three specialty television networks: CGTV, Casino and Gaming Television; GOLTV Canada, a 24-hour soccer network; and WFN: World Fishing Network. The company also holds a significant interest in the NHL Network, a 24-hour hockey channel.
Insight Sports also creates and distributes sports and entertainment content across multiple platforms, including broadcast television, DVD, on-line, mobile, in-arena and video on-demand. Aquila Productions Inc., a leader in sports television production, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Insight Sports.
Based in Toronto, the principal shareholders of Insight Sports include Larry Tanenbaum (Kilmer Enterprises Inc., a subsidiary of Kilmer Van Nostrand) and MWI & Partners, a private equity fund.
