Long (pictured) was previously head of business development for the UK and Ireland at Nielsen Sport. He has also held board roles at the Lawn Tennis Association and North One Sport, as well as holding a number of positions at Diageo.

He will report to CEO and founder Marc Worth and will develop commercial strategy and processes across Stylus’ advisory services as well as looking for business opportunities in Europe, US and Asia.

Worth said: “Simon joins Stylus at a key time of growth and expansion for the business. His track record of building commercially valuable brands and business solutions, allied to his international experience, make him ideally suited to driving continued growth at Stylus.”

Stylus currently operates in London, Miami, New York, Melbourne, Singapore and Tokyo and has recently expanded into Latin America .