John Pearce

Background

About John Pearce

As Director of Venue Technical Operations at Olympic Broadcasting Services, John leverages over two decades of expertise in large-scale event management, broadcast technology, and operational leadership. John is a results-driven professional who excels at ensuring seamless technical execution across complex, high-pressure environments. With a focus on innovation, efficiency, and collaboration, he leads diverse teams to deliver world-class broadcast solutions, enhancing global audience experiences for the Olympic Games. His passion for precision and continuous improvement defines his career in delivering broadcast excellence on the world’s biggest stage. Management of Olympic Games projects for OBS, focusing on delivery of all Host Broadcast objectives at Venues for the Olympic Games Host Broadcaster. Host Country Governmental contact and negotiations. HR and Line Management of 25 personnel with 17 different national cultural origins working long term on multiple concurrent projects. Gamestime management of 600+ staff in operational roles. Corporate budgetary management, short term, long term and capital investment responsibilities. Multiple Project Critical Path identification and management of all Departmental resources to ensure successful conclusions. Future, current and past projects include working, negotiating and coordinating with international, multicultural stakeholders and government agencies for past Games in Greece, Italy, China, Canada, Singapore, UK, Russia, Brazil, Austria, Korea, Argentina, Switzerland, Japan, Beijing China, Paris France and the coming future Games in Italy, Senegal (2026) and the USA (2028). Two time EMMY Award winner.