Executive Vice President, Apple Partnership, Properties, & Events
Camilo Durana is the Executive Vice President, Apple Partnership, Properties, & Events at Major League Soccer and Soccer United Marketing. He leads the management of business partnerships with the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol, Concacaf, and LIGA MX, and oversees MLS’ commercial operations in Canada. His department also spearheads the development and commercialization of MLS/SUM events, including MLS All-Star, MLS Cup, Mexican National Team U.S. Tour, Leagues Cup, Concacaf Gold Cup and eMLS.
Prior to joining MLS/SUM, Durana served as the Global Director of Budweiser Sports and Entertainment at AB InBev, leading the development of the Budweiser brand’s global sports and entertainment campaigns. Programming included the 2014 FIFA World Cup, branded entertainment and the launch of Budweiser’s first global music campaign. Before that, he helped build the Multicultural Marketing practice at Octagon Worldwide, consulting for a U.S. and Latin America-based client roster.
Originally from Bogota, Colombia, Durana and his wife Kimberly reside in New York City with their son Henrik and dog Thumbelina. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he attended as a Morehead-Cain Scholar.
