CHICAGO -- John Kristick has been hired as executive director for the United Bid Committee of the U.S., Mexico and Canada to host the 2026 World Cup.
Kristick was the managing director of the failed U.S. bid to host the 2022 World Cup and is also a former executive of FIFA marketing partner Infront Sports & Media.
After working as executive director at Infront from 2001-08, Kristick became managing director of bid planning and operations for the USA Bid Committee from 2009-11. He has worked in recent years for ESP Properties, an advisory company.
Jim Brown was hired as the United Bid Committee's managing director of technical operations, the U.