Charly Classen

Charly Classen joined the company as Executive Vice President Sport in November 2020 with responsibility for Sky Deutschland’s entire sports unit. In addition to this, he also oversees Sky Business Solutions, the unit which looks after Sky’s business customers. Moreover, in June 2023, Classen became Head of Customer Operations and has been part of the Management Board of Sky Deutschland since the end of 2023.

Prior to that, Hamburg-born Classen spent 13 years in leading positions at ESPN, most recently as General Manager EMEA, India South East Asia, Australia/New Zealand in London. He can look back on extensive experience in European sports television, digital media and business partnerships. In addition, he is Vice Chair of Special Olympics Great Britain.