Playfly expands management crew with veteran appointment of Major League Baseball government, Chris Marinak, positioning Playfly to capitalize on business tailwinds for its subsequent section of progress
NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Playfly Sports, the sports activities business’s main income maximization firm and portfolio firm of Access Holdings, at this time introduced the creation of a brand new strategic function, and the appointment of business veteran Chris Marinak as President of Playfly Sports, efficient March 2, 2026. Marinak will oversee Playfly’s business engine, structured into three enterprise divisions (Media, Sponsorship, and Advisory & Services), reporting to Craig Sloan, Chief Executive Officer.
Most just lately, Marinak was Chief Operations & Strategy Officer at Major League Baseball. During his 17-year tenure, Marinak led vital improvements, overseeing the league’s digital merchandise inclusive of ticketing and knowledge platforms, and supporting knowledgeable baseball attendance of over 100 million followers per season. Throughout his profession, Marinak has helped form a number of the business’s largest world occasions and developed an intensive community of business colleagues. His experience will supercharge Playfly’s business progress, scaling and integrating tech into the corporate’s providers at a deeper degree.
“The sports world is undergoing substantial changes, and Playfly operates at the center of it all. Playfly’s vision, platform, and leadership made this a natural next step for me,” stated Chris Marinak, newly minted President of Playfly Sports. “The company’s trajectory in only five years speaks for itself, and my goal is to keep pushing the envelope in terms of innovation using technology and data to enhance the experience of every fan across Playfly’s vast network of partners.”
Amid a quickly evolving sports activities panorama, Playfly Sports is main the cost to assist companions navigate complexity and seize new progress alternatives via viable income streams. With sustained double-digit income progress 12 months over 12 months, Playfly continues to broaden the depth and scale of its choices, constructing on its basis of belief and recognition throughout the business, and rising with repeatable, scalable and profitable partnership providers.
“We are thrilled to appoint someone of Chris’ caliber at this point of Playfly’s growth trajectory. Chris has an impressive track record across the pro and college ecosystems which I’m confident will further propel the work we do with and for our partners,” stated Craig Sloan, CEO of Playfly Sports. “Chris is a high-integrity individual with full commitment to results, which aligns with the culture and values that we uphold at Playfly. With Chris’ addition, we are well positioned for our next phase of accelerated growth in such a dynamic industry, with the structure and leadership team fit for a modern sports organization.”
The Playfly management crew is ready to hold ahead the corporate’s momentum, constructing on its robust monetary basis whereas advancing environment friendly execution and long-term worth creation throughout the sports activities advertising ecosystem.
SOURCE Playfly Sports
