GLADSTONE, NJ – December 2, 2013 – After more than 20 years with the U.S. Equestrian Team (USET) and U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF), Jim Wolf is leaving the Federation and launching Wolf Sports Group LLC. Wolf left his USEF position as Executive Director, Sport Programs and launched his new company effective December 1, 2013.
Wolf Sports Group will provide services in sports marketing as well as event management and logistics. Given Wolf’s extensive background and expertise in the equestrian sports world, the company will focus primarily, although not exclusively, on equestrian sports. The company will be headquartered at the USET Foundation office in Gladstone, NJ and Wolf has announced that its first client is the USEF.
“I have devoted my entire career to helping equestrian sports and furthering its growth,” said Wolf. “That is not going to change. I remain committed to the USEF and will continue to work with them and help them with sponsorships. I do believe, however, that in my new capacity I will be in a better position to do more for our sport and I look forward to the new challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.”
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Wolf will help transition his former USEF Sport Programs duties by assisting with the implementation of logistics for U.S. Team participation in the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) and will serve as the U.S. Chef de Mission for those Games next summer, a role he held for the last three World Equestrian Games in 2002, 2006 and 2010 in addition to serving as co-chef de mission at the 1998 Games.
Wolf was the USET/USEF’s Director of Eventing Activities from 1993 to 2004. He was Team Leader for the U.S. Eventing Teams at the 1994, 1998 and 2002 World Equestrian Games; 1995 and 1999 Pan American Games; 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games; and 1997 European Open Championships. He also served as chef de mission for the U.S. equestrian delegation at the 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011 Pan American Games and the 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games.
For further information, please write to jwolf@wolfsportsgroup.com.
