Chris Nathaniel
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Chris Nathaniel is a young Black British
sports and entertainment agent and entrepreneur. He is currently the CEO of NVA Holdings. NVA Holdings has seven divisions specialising in different areas: NVA Entertainment Group, NVA Management, 2NV Records, 2NV Marketing and Promotions, Next generation TV and Film, and NVA Education.
, West London. His management helped his first client, the British Ragga
and dancehall
toaster Glamma Kid
, go mainstream by scoring two national top ten hits, “Sweetest Taboo” and “Why”. Chris also worked with the popular girl band Mis-Teeq
during this period.
Chris then moved on to promote the UK shows of global acts such as P Diddy, Usher
, Lil’ Wayne, Mario
and Destiny’s Child through 2NV Marketing and Promotions. Since then, 2NV Marketing and Promotions have worked with a variety of clients including Coca-Cola
, BlackBerry
, Sony PlayStation, Mars
and Rock and Republic.
Chris has met with both Tony Blair
and Gordon Brown
during their tenures as Prime Minister
of the UK Government to discuss youth issues, along with Rio Ferdinand, whose concern for inspiring for inspiring young people took him to Nigeria in 2008.
Nathaniel's music activities include the 2NV Records release of the Number 2 national chart smash single "Heartbroken", which sold over 300,000 copies.
In November 2010, Chris was appointed by an anonymous rap mogul to find footballers to partner in a new entertainment venture and approached Manchester City Forward Shaun Wright-Phillips
and his teammate, Defender Joleon Lescott
as the potential prospects.
Chris also evolved NVA’s portfolio to include sports management. His first major deal was to secure a seven figure book deal for Chelsea and England defender John Terry
. He then negotiated another large deal for his Manchester United centre back and England Captain Rio Ferdinand
, who has become Nathaniel’s business partner as well as a client. NVA has been credited for developing and evolving Rio's personal brand to include more than football; expanding into entertainment and education through connecting him with the right places and people. Chris also created the TV series ‘Rio’s World Cup Windups’ for Ferdinand, which was commissioned by ITV
. In December 2009, Chris worked with Rio to cofound the Rio Ferdinand Live the Dream Foundation, which has received backing from the UK Government and industry.
World Record holding sprinter Usain Bolt
, for whom Chris negotiated a major seven figure book deal, is now another prominent NVA Management client.
The Brazilian football player Robinho
is also an NVA client. On 28 January 2009, Robinho was arrested in Manchester after a disputed allegation of rape. In the subsequent frenzy of media interest, he was represented by Nathaniel, who handed relations with the press during the crisis. On April 7, 2009 West Yorkshire Police announced he would not face any charges at all and has been fully cleared of any allegations.
NVA represents the Aston Villa Defender Curtis Davies
. Curtis began his charitable work in December 2009 in Birmingham with a Christmas Party for underprivileged children at the Town Hall, organised by NVA Management.
Other clients include the Manchester United Midfielder Antonio Valencia, the Standard Liege
Defender Daniel Opare
and Arsenal
Starlet Daniel Boateng.
In September 2010, NVA announced its intention to expand its operations in Ghana by securing representation of Defender Daniel Opare
, who had distinguished himself as a member of the Ghana national under-20 football team
. NVA sees this as a springboard to identify and develop young talent from Ghana
in sport, music and entertainment.
In 2006 Chris advised the FA on the creation of the official England World Cup Song and also negotiated England's last friendly before the 2006 World Cup against Jamaica.
Chris was also associated with the first attempt of an African consortium to bid for an English Premiership Football Club, Newcastle United. He also consults for various football players and consortiums that are seeking to acquire football clubs. and has been approached to help create a new Indian football league based on the model of the Indian Premier League
(IPL). In 2010, Nathaniel was instructed by Mumbai entrepreneur Saurin Shah to lodge a £25 million takeover bid for Premier League side Blackburn Rovers
The Voice newspaper has named Chris as one of the Top 30 most influential Black Britons in football in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Black British
Black British is a term used to describe British people of Black African descent, especially those of Afro-Caribbean background. The term has been used from the 1950s to refer to Black people from former British colonies in the West Indies and Africa, who are residents of the United Kingdom and...
sports and entertainment agent and entrepreneur. He is currently the CEO of NVA Holdings. NVA Holdings has seven divisions specialising in different areas: NVA Entertainment Group, NVA Management, 2NV Records, 2NV Marketing and Promotions, Next generation TV and Film, and NVA Education.
Career
Nathaniel launched his management career from a small office in ActonActon, London
Acton is a district of west London, England, located in the London Borough of Ealing. It is situated west of Charing Cross.At the time of the 2001 census, Acton, comprising the wards of East Acton, Acton Central, South Acton and Southfield, had a population of 53,689 people...
, West London. His management helped his first client, the British Ragga
Ragga
-Origins:Ragga originated in Jamaica during the 1980s, at the same time that electronic dance music's popularity was increasing globally. One of the reasons for ragga's swift propagation is that it is generally easier and less expensive to produce than reggae performed on traditional musical...
and dancehall
Dancehall
Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s. In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably,...
toaster Glamma Kid
Glamma Kid
Iyael Iyases Tafari Constable better known as Glamma Kid, is a British ragga and dancehall toaster and former Royal Air Force trainee of part Jamaican descent.-Career:...
, go mainstream by scoring two national top ten hits, “Sweetest Taboo” and “Why”. Chris also worked with the popular girl band Mis-Teeq
Mis-Teeq
Mis-Teeq are a British R&B girl group, comprising singers Alesha Dixon, Su-Elise Nash and Sabrina Washington. Originally a quartet which included Zena McNally, the group was formed in 1999 and released three major studio albums and seven consecutive UK top ten singles, including international hits...
during this period.
Chris then moved on to promote the UK shows of global acts such as P Diddy, Usher
Usher (entertainer)
Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...
, Lil’ Wayne, Mario
Mario
is a fictional character in his video game series, created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. Serving as Nintendo's mascot and the main protagonist of the series, Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creation...
and Destiny’s Child through 2NV Marketing and Promotions. Since then, 2NV Marketing and Promotions have worked with a variety of clients including Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...
, BlackBerry
BlackBerry
BlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more...
, Sony PlayStation, Mars
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war, Mars. It is often described as the "Red Planet", as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance...
and Rock and Republic.
Chris has met with both Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
and Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown
James Gordon Brown is a British Labour Party politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 until 2010. He previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labour Government from 1997 to 2007...
during their tenures as Prime Minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
of the UK Government to discuss youth issues, along with Rio Ferdinand, whose concern for inspiring for inspiring young people took him to Nigeria in 2008.
Nathaniel's music activities include the 2NV Records release of the Number 2 national chart smash single "Heartbroken", which sold over 300,000 copies.
In November 2010, Chris was appointed by an anonymous rap mogul to find footballers to partner in a new entertainment venture and approached Manchester City Forward Shaun Wright-Phillips
Shaun Wright-Phillips
Shaun Cameron Wright-Phillips is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers and the England national team. He is the adopted son of former England international, Ian Wright and the half-brother of fellow professional football player Bradley Wright-Phillips...
and his teammate, Defender Joleon Lescott
Joleon Lescott
Joleon Patrick Lescott is an English footballer who currently plays for Manchester City. He plays as a centre-back, though he has played in various other positions across the defensive line, in particular left-back....
as the potential prospects.
Chris also evolved NVA’s portfolio to include sports management. His first major deal was to secure a seven figure book deal for Chelsea and England defender John Terry
John Terry
John George Terry is an English professional footballer. Terry plays in a centre back position and is the captain of Chelsea in the Premier League...
. He then negotiated another large deal for his Manchester United centre back and England Captain Rio Ferdinand
Rio Ferdinand
Rio Gavin Ferdinand is an English footballer. He plays at centre back for Manchester United in the Premier League and for the England national football team...
, who has become Nathaniel’s business partner as well as a client. NVA has been credited for developing and evolving Rio's personal brand to include more than football; expanding into entertainment and education through connecting him with the right places and people. Chris also created the TV series ‘Rio’s World Cup Windups’ for Ferdinand, which was commissioned by ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
. In December 2009, Chris worked with Rio to cofound the Rio Ferdinand Live the Dream Foundation, which has received backing from the UK Government and industry.
World Record holding sprinter Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt
The Honourable Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D. , is a Jamaican sprinter and a five-time World and three-time Olympic gold medalist. He is the world record and Olympic record holder in the 100 metres, the 200 metres and the 4×100 metres relay...
, for whom Chris negotiated a major seven figure book deal, is now another prominent NVA Management client.
The Brazilian football player Robinho
Robinho
Robson de Souza , more commonly known as Robinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays as second striker and winger for Serie A club AC Milan...
is also an NVA client. On 28 January 2009, Robinho was arrested in Manchester after a disputed allegation of rape. In the subsequent frenzy of media interest, he was represented by Nathaniel, who handed relations with the press during the crisis. On April 7, 2009 West Yorkshire Police announced he would not face any charges at all and has been fully cleared of any allegations.
NVA represents the Aston Villa Defender Curtis Davies
Curtis Davies
Curtis Eugene Davies is an English professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Birmingham City. Davies has previously played for Luton Town, where he began his career, West Bromwich Albion, Aston Villa and Leicester City....
. Curtis began his charitable work in December 2009 in Birmingham with a Christmas Party for underprivileged children at the Town Hall, organised by NVA Management.
Other clients include the Manchester United Midfielder Antonio Valencia, the Standard Liege
Standard Liège
Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège....
Defender Daniel Opare
Daniel Opare
Daniel Tawiah Opare is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who plays as a right back for Belgian club Standard Liège in the Belgian Pro League and the Ghana national team.-Career:...
and Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
Starlet Daniel Boateng.
In September 2010, NVA announced its intention to expand its operations in Ghana by securing representation of Defender Daniel Opare
Daniel Opare
Daniel Tawiah Opare is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who plays as a right back for Belgian club Standard Liège in the Belgian Pro League and the Ghana national team.-Career:...
, who had distinguished himself as a member of the Ghana national under-20 football team
Ghana national under-20 football team
Ghana national U-20 football team known as the Black Satellites, the current FIFA U-20 World Cup Champions and African Youth Champions, have been a three-time African Champion in 1995, 1999, 2009 and a two-time Runner-up at the FIFA World Youth Championship in 1993 and 2001...
. NVA sees this as a springboard to identify and develop young talent from Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
in sport, music and entertainment.
In 2006 Chris advised the FA on the creation of the official England World Cup Song and also negotiated England's last friendly before the 2006 World Cup against Jamaica.
Chris was also associated with the first attempt of an African consortium to bid for an English Premiership Football Club, Newcastle United. He also consults for various football players and consortiums that are seeking to acquire football clubs. and has been approached to help create a new Indian football league based on the model of the Indian Premier League
Indian Premier League
The Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...
(IPL). In 2010, Nathaniel was instructed by Mumbai entrepreneur Saurin Shah to lodge a £25 million takeover bid for Premier League side Blackburn Rovers
Honours
In 2010, Chris Nathaniel was named as a new entrant onto The Times Sport Power 100.The Voice newspaper has named Chris as one of the Top 30 most influential Black Britons in football in 2008, 2009 and 2010.