Tech veteran who helped build ESPN.com, NBA.com and NFL.com - and advised Steve Jobs at both NeXT and Apple - joins the AI sports-audio company as it scales TrackSwift and CoachScribe.
LONDON, July 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Personar Ltd, the AI sports audio intelligence company behind TrackSwift and CoachScribe, today announced the appointment of Mike Slade as Senior Advisor. Slade brings more than four decades at the intersection of technology, media and sport, and will counsel Personar's leadership on strategy, product positioning and global growth as the company expands across elite sport.
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