Tottenham broke up with Son Heung-min but welcomed another Korean star Catalina Kim, a famous executive director in the sports industry. She became the first Asian woman to take on the role of high -ranking Premier League.
Specifically, Tottenham has officially abandoned Kim to sit in the club's business advisor chair. Thereby, marking a historic milestone: Kim became the first Asian woman to take on the role of senior executive at one of the “Big Six” clubs of the Premier League.
Kim is famous for its management experience and attractive beauty, but that made her a victim of sexual harassment in September 2022 that the culprit Damian Willoughby, former Chelsea Trade Director. Immediately after the “unsuitable and harassing message” sent to Kim was revealed, Willoughby was immediately fired by the Blues.
Although these messages were sent from before Willoughby was appointed by Chelsea, the West London team sees this as a “act that is completely opposite to the working environment and corporate culture that the new owner of the club is establishing”. Therefore, the Stamford Bridge home team immediately fired people who used to work for the club in the 2007-2010 period as well as Man City and Ea Sports.
It is known that, when there were vulgar and inappropriate messages of Willoughby, Kim took the initiative to transform all to Tim Glick, the head of the Chelsea's sales department at the time and the person who directly hired him to work under the expansion. This shows a strong and assertive personality of a 42 -year -old woman.
“Until recently, the European football world has never really worked with women or Asians. Therefore, when I encountered a state of gender and race in the working environment, I was willing to spend time to get to know me and learn to work with European men not indigenous people.
I want this understanding and acceptance to progress faster, but the fact that it is progressing. When I was in Italy, I was offended publicly for ethnicity and gender … I was treated as a second -class citizen for gender and race, even from a boss my boss was a woman. This is why I leave Italy to find an open society and create opportunities for women. I think Britain is like that, and hope the football world is the same, ”Kim interviewed on We Are The City.
Born in Korea, Kim moved to Italy to study and then pursued a career in the fashion industry in Milan before moving to London as a consultant for the Korean Embassy. During his time at the Embassy, Kim has created many relationships and after leaving, Kim was contacted by a business partner before to help negotiate a cooperation agreement with Man City.
This project has laid the foundation for Kim to establish its own sports company, C&P Sports Ltd., currently there are nearly 100 employees in London, Frankfurt and Seoul. The brokerage company of millions of pound contracts between Asian brands and European football clubs. “We advise trade capabilities in the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga and other top sports tournaments in the world,” Kim shared.
C&P Sports has worked with some of the most successful football players and coaches in the world and Kim herself is always proud to be the broker for the longest sponsorship contract in the history between the Korean corporation and the English Premier League – Tottenham's Kumho Tyres.
Proficient in English, Spanish and Italy, Kim, is widely recognized by global expertise in the field of sports trade and strategic development. She played a key role in a number of popular European football business contracts, including the acquisition of clubs and trade agreements related to leading teams and multinational brands.
Kim, also known as the Korean name Kim Nana, graduated from Dae-Won Foreign Language High School and Korean University, where she studied Spanish Literature and Law. She continued to complete a master's degree in brand marketing at the European Design Institute in Milan and studied global leadership at Oxford University.
Kim's pioneering contributions brought her the title “The first European super spy” by many European media agencies, including The Independent. In 2022, Kim became the first Korean sports character to be honored as the Academy of the Royal Art Association (RSA), acknowledging her contributions to gender equality and creating global value in the sports industry.
Kim is also an author published a book, with the memoir “I am the agent Lady in London” (I am a representative lady in London), recounting the journey of the Tan Ban as a woman who conquers the peaks of European football. Kim is more and more known to the Korean public through the role of adviser in the process of transfer of ownership at Chelsea.
In Tottenham, Kim will monitor the development and implementation of the business strategy as well as the club's long -term cooperation structure. The appointment of Kim reflects the greater Spurs's ambition in expanding the global impression and improving the professionalism in trade in an increasingly competitive football economy.
This turning point of the North London club not only emphasizes their strategic intentions on the pitch, but also signals an increasing openness across English football for more diverse leadership in top teams.
