CHICAGO – October 28, 2019 – Today, Stats Perform, the revolutionary leader in sports AI and data, announced the hire of Jason Markworth as vice president of sales, Americas.
Markworth joins Stats Perform from Mölnlycke Health Care, where he most recently served as Midwest sales director, overseeing a cross functional team of 50 sales associates across four regions. During his time at Mölnlycke, Markworth was instrumental in building a focused sales strategy and market segment execution leading to multiple large business conversions and accelerating Molnlycke’s growth to a market leader.
Markworth held key roles in strategic accounts, commercial leadership, new business unit development and M&A integration. These experiences created focused go-to-market strategies for new products and supported the integration of new teams from across the network. Before Mölnlycke, Markworth served in multiple sales roles at Patterson Medical.
“Jason has an impressive background generating new market opportunities and leading teams to focus on selling solutions at the executive level,” Stats Perform Chief Revenue Officer Steve Xeller said. “As we continue to roll out a new generation of AI-powered solutions in our growing Americas market, Jason’s experience managing high-performing teams will be a welcome addition.”
Markworth graduated from Valparaiso University with two degrees, played men’s basketball and served as team captain for the 1993-94 season. “Stats Perform is a global leader in sports technology solutions and continues to be at the cutting edge for AI-powered technologies in sports,” Markworth said. “I am thrilled to join a team of talented people and promote growth of innovative AI products throughout the Americas.”