VSI Sporting Director’s Podcast: Paul Fernie, the only ’English Sporting Director’ operating in Germany with James Cooper (Episode 3)

Paul Fernie is the only 'English Sporting Director' operating in Germany for Wehen Wiesbaden. Paul sits down with host James Cooper to discuss his eclectic journey across a number of roles for clubs such as Nottingham Forest, Blackburn Rovers, New York Red Bull and now in the Bundesliga 2.

Paul explains how his journey has taken him into a role where he is accountable for the football department reflecting on some of the challenging and unexpected scenarios that have developed him professionally and personally. Paul has been spoken about in the media as being capable of leading Europe's biggest clubs. 

  

Delegates on VSI executive education programmes have come from world leading sports organisations, such as The Premier League, The RFU, Premiership Rugby, The ECB, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool FC, Inter Miami FC, MLS, FIFA, and many more global sporting organisations. 

As professional sport is moving into a new era of financial sustainability and governance around the globe, there has never been a greater time to develop strategic and operational leaders fit for purpose int he modern world. 

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