Whisper has appointed Dan Johnson as Chief Communications and Marketing Officer.
Johnson’s previous experience includes Premier League Director of Communications, Executive Director (Digital, Marketing and Communications) for Sport England, senior advisory roles for Dow Jones and the NHS, and most recently SVP Group Communications for global sports streaming platform, DAZN.
In this newly created leadership role, Johnson will be working closely with Whisper CEO and co-founder, Sunil Patel, and the rest of the senior management team, in telling Whisper’s story of continuing success and growth across the core pillars of the business, as well as preparing for the next chapter in Whisper’s development.
Sunil Patel said: ‘Whisper has established itself as a significant global player in premium sports and entertainment at scale. We are growing quickly and continually adapting to the fast-changing production landscape. I want a senior team that matches our ambition to become one of the biggest cross-sector agencies in the world. Having someone of Dan’s expertise, energy and experience join us at this stage of our journey is an endorsement of how far Whisper has come, and how much more we want to achieve.’
Dan Johnson said: ‘What Whisper has accomplished to date is hugely impressive. Their sustained and sustainable growth across the sports and entertainment production sector, combined with the vision to do even more, is compelling. It’s an exciting business and time to join. I am really looking forward to working closely with Sunil and the whole Whisper team – they are natural storytellers, and their culture of enterprise and purpose is infectious.’
