Headline: Total Sports Asia appoints Ayre to operating role

Kuala Lumpur-based sports marketing agency Total Sports Asia (TSA) has announced the appointment of Ian Ayre as chief operating officer. Ayre was previously managing director of NTL's sports media business, and also chaired a UK football club. "Ian brings experience across a full range of sports, but also the experience of having previously developed and grown a multi-million dollar organisation throughout Asia" said chief executive officer Marcus Luer. The news follows the addition of David Howard to TSA last month.