Simon Kennedy
Simon Kennedy was born in Manchester, United Kingdom, in September 1967 and is an English sports agent best known for his representation of leading sports figures such as Brian Lara,[1] Stan Collymore,[2] Tom Cleverley and Jimmy White.
An ex RAF Officer and qualified pilot, he started his sports management career in 1999 and created one of the fastest growing sports agencies in the UK market, Time Management Global Limited. This company was sold to Base Group plc in 2002,[3] whereupon he took the role as Group Director with overall responsibility for the Football Division. The company had clients such as Terry Venables, Glenn Roeder,[4] Michael Ricketts,[5] Steve Sidwell, Gilberto Silva, Aaron Lennon and Magnus Hedman. He left the company in December 2004 and later formed a new sports agency called International Artists Limited. In 2009 he sold International Artists Limited to Kennedy McKeand Agency LLP where he was retained as Managing Partner until April 2014 when the company ceased to trade. He is currently active in the industry working for Manchester-based, Pinnacle, acting for some of the United Kingdom's most exciting young footballing talent including: Tom Cleverley (Manchester United and England), Troy Deeney (Watford) and Jesse Lingard (Manchester United and England U21).
He was educated at Manchester University where he studied Law; and Cass Business School, London, where he attained an MBA qualification in International Business.