Leeds Rhinos' Headingley Stadium is being renamed. (Left to right) Club chairman Paul Caddick, AMT Auto managing director Neil McGawley, Rhinos commerical director Rob Oates and chief executive Gary Hetherington attended a press conference to make the announcement.
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00:00 and to give you a bit more detail I would like to pass on to my colleague the Lionel's Commercial Director, Rob Holmes.
00:07 Thanks Gary. As I say to Gary, this is a great great day for the club. A bit of background to this, I've known Neil McGarley for a number of years.
00:17 We've worked closely over the last 12 months on this significant deal. AMT are a family business.
00:24 They're a lovely lovely group of people. They're brilliant to deal with. Neil himself is a lifelong Leeds Rhinos fan and a top top bloke.
00:33 And that has resulted in a 15 year partnership agreement here at the stadium.
00:39 The stadium will be known as the AMT Headingley Rugby Stadium. It's the biggest commercial deal that the club has ever done.
00:47 It is absolutely brilliant news. They're lovely lovely people. Neil's a top bloke and today is the start of a fabulous partnership.
00:55 Neil, we're pinching ourselves. I'm a lifelong fan. Neil's a lifelong fan. We're pinching ourselves that we're starting a press conference today doing this.
01:03 It's a big day for us. It's a great day for you as well.
01:06 Yeah, fantastic day. As a massive fan of Leeds sport and particularly the Rhinos,
01:13 I'm really proud and excited to be able to invest in this partnership.
01:19 And with a club I love, as Rob says, I've been a lifelong fan. Yeah, I've been a lifelong fan.
01:27 And in conjunction with our other sporting partnerships in the city, Leeds United, Yorkshire Cricket,
01:35 it means that AMT can connect to most of the people and businesses in Leeds, which syncs perfectly with AMT's vision to be a vehicle solution for everyone,
01:47 particularly for people in Leeds and Yorkshire. So personally, this is perfect for me.
01:54 I get to invest and be involved with a club that I love and also get to fulfil the company's ambitions as well.