Esports Entertainment Group Inc is reshuffling its C-suite with the addition of Stuart Tilly as the gaming company’s new chief operating officer.
Tilly previously held the role of chief legal officer at the esports firm.
In addition to a legal career, Tilly has over 15 years of experience in the online gaming industry, having served as CEO at Argyll Entertainment AG, a UK licensed online sports betting and gaming company that was acquired by Esports in 2020.
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"Given the remarkable growth in the size, breadth and geographical reach of our operations and staff over the last 18 months, we had long identified this operations role as a critical one in enabling the company to achieve its long-term strategic goals," said Grant Johnson, CEO of Esports Entertainment in a statement.
"With Stuart's extensive igaming knowledge, first-hand experience of launching and growing businesses together combined with his legal and regulatory background, we felt he was the ideal fit for this position."
Tilly was also the CEO of Flip Sports Limited, a mobile games development company; a founding member of the International Social Games Association, an industry trade body for the social gaming industry; and founder and executive director of iGaming Counsel, a legal and commercial advisory firm to the online gaming industry.
"Having played a role in the burgeoning expansion of the company's operations through our M&A activity since joining the company in the summer of last year, I'm incredibly excited to now be entrusted with overseeing the next stage of the company's operational growth as we look to maximize the potential of our business assets and execute on our long term goals," said Tilly.
Esports Entertainment is a full stack esports and online gambling company based in Hoboken, New Jersey.
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