26 Facts About Brett Gosper

Brett Gosper was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne and Monash University; Faculties of Law and Economics.

In 1981, Brett Gosper began his advertising career as a graduate trainee with Ogilvy in Melbourne and Brisbane, Australia.

In 1989 Brett Gosper left Ogilvy to go on to become Deputy Managing Director of France's 3rd largest advertising agency BDDP Paris in 1992.

Brett Gosper led the successful pitch for BMW in Germany in 1993 which led to him spending a year in Germany opening the BDDP Frankfurt office.

In 1994 Brett Gosper was recruited by Havas to relaunch their struggling entities in London as chief executive officer of newly branded Euro RSCG Wnek Brett Gosper.

In 2003, Brett Gosper sold his equity in Euro RSCG Wnek Brett Gosper to join McCann, the world's largest advertising agency network, as CEO of their flagship New York office.

In 2004, Brett Gosper briefly rejoined TBWA as President of TBWA New York Group.

Brett Gosper led the successful pitch for the newly merged Sprint-Nextel business.

In 2005, still based in New York, Brett Gosper returned to McCann as President of McCann USA.

Brett Gosper was a member of the McCann Worldwide Executive Board, and Board Executive responsible for major European-based global accounts including L'Oreal, Nestle, Unilever, Sony Ericsson, InterContinental Hotels Group.

In 2009, Brett Gosper led McCann's successful pitch against finalist WPP plc as exclusive marketing services provider to the London 2012 Olympic Games.

In July 2012, Brett Gosper was appointed chief executive of the International Rugby Board, based in Dublin.

Brett Gosper led the repositioning and rebranding of the former 'International Rugby Board' to its current name; World Rugby.

Brett Gosper left World Rugby to join the National Football League, January 2021, in the newly created role; Head of NFL Europe.

In 2022, Brett Gosper led the process to assign regular-season NFL games in Germany for the first time.

In 2023, Brett Gosper was a member of the NFL leadership team that partnered with International Federation of American Football to successfully secure a historic place for Flag Football as an additional sport at the LA 2028 Summer Olympics.

In 2023, Brett Gosper was appointed as an expert panelist on the UK Government's Review of Women's Football, Chaired by Karen Carney.

In 2023, Brett Gosper was appointed as the independent member of the ATP's newly formed Tournament Standards Committee.

Brett Gosper began his first-grade rugby career in 1978 with the Melbourne Rugby Union Football Club.

In 1979 at the age of 20, Brett Gosper was named captain and first represented Victoria state.

Brett Gosper relocated to Brisbane in 1981 to join GPS club and the Queensland Rugby Union squad.

Brett Gosper left Australia aged 22 when recruited by one of France's most celebrated rugby clubs, Racing Club de France in Paris, where he played from 1981 to 1990.

Brett Gosper played trials for the Australia national rugby union team tours in 1979 and 1981.

Brett Gosper was selected for the Australian Under 21 Rugby Union team in 1980, versus New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Brett Gosper represented a French selection against British Barbarian FC in 1982 at the Parc des Princes.

Brett Gosper was selected by the French Barbarian Rugby Club to play against the touring New Zealand All Blacks at La Rochelle in 1986.