Andrew White
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Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
Chairman
London, GB
Profile Verified by The Marque
Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
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In Their Own Right
Biography
Andrew White is a trailblazing entrepreneur in the sports and entertainment industries.
Andrew is active within three inter-related businesses and serves as: Chairman of 5Oceans International, a sports and health technology investment firm; Chairman and CEO of 5Oceans Partnership, his commercial entertainment business; and Chair of ISH, The Institute of Sports Humanities, providing an education platform for sports leaders worldwide.
During the early part of his career, Andrew engaged in the sports marketing sector, and was responsible for growing WSM Communications into Europe’s second-largest sports marketing agency. WSM operated across multiple territories and was acquired by BEN, Bill Gates’ entertainment group.
The Record
Background
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2016 — Present
Executive Chairman
5Oceans Partnership
Andrew is the founder and Executive Chairman of 5Oceans Partnership - Commercial partners, investors and educators in sport & entertainment. 5Oceans believes sport and entertainment have the power to positively change the world. 5Oceans has 5 core pillars: Sport, Infrastructure, Education, Entertainment, Investment.
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2017 — Present
Chairman
Institute of Sports Humanities
Andrew is co-founder of the Institute of Sports Humanities (ISH). ISH’s mission is to nurture and inspire sport’s current and future leaders around the world. We partner with world-leading global institutes to provide unique innovative education, from young adults to experienced leaders in sports and entertainment.
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2014 — 2016
Managing Director
Corbis
Andrew led the ROW team at Corbis to commercialise their iconic images library and market the world's first Sports and Entertainment integrations platform, BEN.
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1997 — 2014
CEO
WSM Communications
WSM was a full service Sports Marketing agency, which grew to be one of the leading agencies in Europe. The agency focused on delivering brand marketing platforms in the sports arena. Their stand out partnerships were with Aberdeen Asset Management, Brit Insurance and MasterCard. The agency's legacy was to develop and create the brand and business with the ECB, around Twenty20 cricket.
In The News
Newsfeed
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30 January 2026 · Sports Humanities
Institute of Sports Humanities launch new Strategic Sport Leadership Masters
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28 March 2023
Loughborough University and the Institute of Sports Humanities launch Leadership in Sport Master's
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13 July 2022
ISH and Melbourne Business School to launch new Leadership in Sport short course
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Formative Years
Education
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University of the West of England
Geography, BA Hons
1989 — 1992
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Bembridge School
1979 — 1989
Areas Of Focus