Weekly Careers Update #11/2026

The latest FBIN Weekly Careers Update highlights leadership moves across clubs and organisations in England, Germany, Wales and Canada. This week’s edition features executive appointments, commercial leadership changes and communications transitions across the global football industry.

Benjamin Puig joins CF Montréal
Benjamin Puig has joined CF Montréal as Director of Marketing and Performance. He previously spent over 11 years at the Montreal Alouettes, most recently as Director of Marketing & Strategy, and earlier held marketing leadership roles at Stade Toulousain Rugby.

Chris Samson to depart Southampton Football Club
Chris Samson will depart his role as Senior Marketing and CRM Manager at Southampton Football Club after more than four years at the club. He joined in 2021 as Performance Marketing Manager and progressed into senior marketing and CRM leadership roles.

Tobias Abel joins 1. FC Saarbrücken
Tobias Abel has joined 1. FC Saarbrücken as Board Member for Strategy, Marketing and Sales and will also serve as spokesperson of the board. He previously served as Senior Director at SPORTFIVE, working with VfB Stuttgart, and earlier held commercial leadership roles at Noytech and EkoNiva Food.

Tom Prosser joins Wrexham AFC
Tom Prosser has joined Wrexham AFC as Commercial Director. He previously spent over 13 years at SPORTFIVE, most recently as Executive Director for Sport Sponsorship, Talent & Advertising. Earlier in his career, he held consulting roles at Daniel Williams Consultancy.

David Steinkuhl takes on new role at Borussia Dortmund
David Steinkuhl has taken on the role of Head of Content at Borussia Dortmund. He previously served as Team Lead Content | Social Media at the club and has been with Borussia Dortmund since 2019 in various content and social media roles.

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