PlayOn! Sports, which operates the NFHS Network, hired Susan Young as CFO and elected former Turner Sports COO Matt Hong to its Board.
Young brings over 20 years of global experience with Fortune 100 and mid-sized companies in various industries, including software, entertainment, life sciences, and travel. She joins the company from Q2 Solutions overseeing strategic planning, financial reporting and M&A for the last three years. Before that, she was CFO for Terra Dotta and CFO of MarVista Entertainment.
Hong retired from his role as COO of Turner Sports in 2019 and has since served on the Board of Directors and as a strategic advisor to companies in the sports, technology, consumer, media, and finance industries. While with Turner Sports, Hong oversaw the acquisition, programming and marketing of events, including the NBA, March Madness, MLB, NASCAR, PGA Championship, and UEFA Champions League across TBS and TNT. He oversaw business properties, including NBA TV, Bleacher Report, NBA Digital, NCAA Digital and March Madness Live, SI Digital, NASCAR.com, PGATOUR.com, PGA.com, PGA Championship Live, and GOLF.com.
PlayOn! Sports CEO David Rudolph said, “The strategic business experience Susan and Matt bring to our company will support our rapid growth. With our fan base growing across both our streaming and our ticketing products, PlayOn! Sports is proud of our contributions to our school and state association partners.”
PlayOn! Sports, founded in 2008, operates the NFHS Network, a joint venture with the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and its member state associations. The NFHS Network delivers live and on-demand high school events on the web and related mobile and OTT apps. PlayOn! also operates GoFan, a professional digital ticketing and event management system for high schools.
