Paul Mitchell Email & Phone Number

Africa Europe Asia.

Director. African Football Specialist, Talent ID. FIFA Licensed Agent.

Africa. Asia.Europe.

Managing Director of the Siyavuma Sports Group Africa.Many years of experience within Sports Management, across all continents, hands on management of the careers of Professional Athletes, including contract and commercial sponsorship negotiations. Siyavuma Sports Group offers a unique, tailor made management service to Professional Athletes, predominately in the world of football, but also offers the service to various sporting codes.Hold responsibility for the overall daily workings of the company, working closely with the Operations Director. Negotiated transfers that broke both the Internal and external transfer records of South Africa in 2011 and 2016 respectively. Responsibility for all media activity relating to SSG, to include TV, radio and publication interviews, appearing on Radio shows such as Talk 702, Metro FM and TV shows such as Supersport, ETV and CNBC Africa.SSG have clients working in Professional Football across Africa and Globally. Also representing clients in sporting codes such as Cricket and Golf.Siyavuma Sports Group, also offers tailor made training Camps for Professional Clubs, wanting to train and camp within South Africa, using the best facilities the country has to offer.SSG works closely with professional sporting clubs to secure sponsorship and commercial opportunities, as well as seeking commercial opportunities for our clients. SSG also offers consultancy services to professional sports clubs and associations including Talent identification. In 2014 SSG began to supply African players to the Indian Super League, working exclusively for the inaugural champions Atletico De Kolkata, who became the first ever champions of the event in 2014.Responsibility for the Management of the relationship with our JV partner, CAABase Soccer, London and for SSG’s Consultants, based in strategic African Countries, Continent wide. www.siyavumasports.com www.CAABase.com

Europe. Africa. Asia.

Freelance Football Consultant based in the UK with a special focus on Africa. Managed the careers of Professional Players within Europe, building relationships with Professional Football Clubs, globally as well as Sports Management Companies world wide. Scouted professional players across the UK, Europe and Africa.Studied and researched the African Market intensively, brokering deals from Africa into Europe.Assisted in the formalization of a new Sports Management Company in the UK in 2003.Laid the foundations of Siyavuma Sports within Europe and Africa, before launching the company on the African continent in 2009.Entered into the football market in South East Asia in 2008, supplying African Players to the major leagues, especially in Vietnam and the Indian Super League in 2013 becoming a market leader in the supply of African Talent.

United Kingdom And South East Asia.

Previous, extensive experience as a Logistics Professional, holding various Senior Management positions, predominately in the area of Operations, New Distribution Centre Operations and Business Development.I went through an extensive trainee management scheme, from the age of 17, before taking up full time shift management at the age of 20 years.Started out within the public sector, before making the transition to the private corporate sector.Worked both in the UK and in South East Asia, for Blue Chip Companies on contracts such as Marks and Spencer, Rustans Group of Companies, Starbucks Coffee and Shopwise in the Philippines, South East Asia.Held responsibility for new business development, whilst based in South East Asia, winning new business contracts for my employer within FMCG operations.Extensive experience in the area of Operations management within FMCG especially in the retail sector.Senior Management experience within Logistics in a Manufacturing environment, namely packaging, heading the Logistics operation reporting directly to the board of directors.Managed teams up of up to 600 employees, at anyone time and attended many management and training courses over this time.Gained extensive knowledge of various in house warehouse management software systems in several operations, including the implementation of new systems into new operations.Studied Sales and Marketing at diploma level and became a holder of a certificate in professional competence in road transport.Management courses attended over the years within many areas such as finance, health and safety and business development.

Course Completion, Foundation Of Sporting Directors., Certification Pass.

Activities and Societies: Sporting Directors.Completed the Foundation of Sporting Directors course, learning all the fundamentals.

Exploring Detailed Player Analysis., Level 2 Workshop 3.

Activities and Societies: Talent ID. Modules 1-2-4 ongoing.Level 3 of a 4 module component.

Introduction To Talent Id And Scouting, Talent Id And Scouting.

Activities and Societies: Talent Identification and Scouting.

Fa Level 1 Talent Indentification

Activities and Societies: Talent Identification.Level 1 Talent Identification course completion.

Football Marketing And Management Certificate., Football Business

Activities and Societies: In depth Football Marketing and Management course covering all aspects of the Football Business.I completed this.

Certificate Of Professional Competence In Road Transport, Transport And Logistics, Pass

I hold a Certificate of Professional Competance in Road Transport from the Road Transport Association of the UK.

Maths, English, Science, French, History And Modular Technology. O Level., Pass Grades

Activities and Societies: Played football, involved in drama productions and horse riding.