Mark McCafferty

Mark McCafferty was the Chief Executive Officer of Premiership Rugby, the entity that organises the English Premiership rugby union competition. McCafferty served as the Premier Rugby Association's chief executive since taking over from Howard Thomas in 2005. Under McCafferty's tenure, the Premiership obtained a sponsorship contract with Guinness. The Premiership then obtained a multi-year sponsorship from Aviva in 2010 for US $7.5 million annually; Aviva later signed a sponsorship renewal through 2017.