Chris Stiepock Named Vice President, General Manager Of Dew Tour

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 23, 2014 – Alli Sports, a division of NBC Sports Ventures, today named Chris Stiepock as Vice President, General Manager, Dew Tour. Stiepock will oversee daily operations and sales efforts for the Dew Tour, which consists of four marquee events, featuring disciplines across BMX, skateboard, freeski and snowboard.

Stiepock, an action sports industry veteran of more than 20 years, will begin his new duties immediately, and report to Eric Grilly, President, Alli Sports.
“Chris is an action sports veteran with a track record of success in the industry,” said Grilly. “We are excited to have him join the Alli team, and I’m looking forward to working with him to continue to grow the Dew Tour.”

Prior to joining Alli, Stiepock served as Vice President, Global Event Management, ESPN X Games Events. Stiepock began his career with ESPN in 1994 for the inaugural X Games, and during the following 19 years managed several different X Games elements including marketing, communications, endemic sales, music, activation, event staging and more. “I’m very appreciative of the opportunity to work for Alli,” said Stiepock, “I”m excited to begin working with an experienced group that has put on great Dew Tour events for 10 years.”

Stiepock earned a Masters of Business Administration in International Sports Management from the University of Rhode Island, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from Wesleyan University.

ABOUT THE DEW TOUR

The Dew Tour consists of four marquee events, featuring disciplines across BMX, skateboard, freeski and snowboard (superpipe and slopestyle), with additional competitions integrated throughout the year. Dew Tour events are premium action sports and lifestyle festivals combining the best in competitions along with the Dew Tour Experience, live music performances and lifestyle showcases. The Dew Tour is broadcast live on NBC and NBCSN and streamed live on DewTour.com and NBC Sports Live Extra. The Dew Tour is also distributed on Universal HD, and internationally on TVA, Fox Sports Asia, Extreme Sports Channel and Globosat. Dew Tour partners include Mountain Dew (tour title sponsor), iON Cameras, Toyota, Paul Mitchell, Quiznos and Squatch.

More information can be found at www.DewTour.com.

ABOUT ALLI

Alli Sports, a division of NBC Sports Ventures, is a media, event and branded content company that specializes in action, adventure, and adrenaline based sports. Alli properties include the Dew Tour, Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, the Red Bull Signature Series and World of Adventure Sports presented by Go Pro.

More information can be found at www.Allisports.com.

ABOUT NBC SPORTS VENTURES

The NBC Sports Ventures Unit, a division of the NBC Sports Group, is charged with acquiring and developing new and existing sports properties for NBC Sports, NBCSN and Golf Channel. Properties under the NBC Sports Ventures umbrella include the Dew Action Sports Tour, Red Bull Signature Series, American Century Golf Championship, the Tyco Golf Skills Challenge, World Series of Beach Volleyball, Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, Reebok Spartan Race, USA Rugby 7’s World Series and Collegiate Championships, and the National Dog Show.

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