Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. Opens New Global Headquarters in Malta; Hires Two Key Executives
January 03, 2019 at 08:28 am
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Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. announced the hiring of two key executives and the opening of its new global headquarters in Malta. Malta was chosen due to its strategic location within the European Union, as well as, access to a highly educated and multi-lingual workforce, especially in the fields of online gambling. The Malta office launch includes two key executive hires and will serve as the new global headquarters of the company, with additional personnel expected to be added through 2019 as the company ramps up development of its esports betting operations through vie.gg.
The company announced the hiring of Adrien J. Lefèvre as Chief Risk & Compliance Officer and Jenny Pace as Head Of Payments. Adrien has served as a Compliance Officer, including Regulatory Compliance Officer and Money Laundering Reporting Officer in the gaming industry since 2015, including his most recent position with The Multi Group Ltd. He will be responsible for creating an integrated risk framework, assess risk, quantify risk limits, develop plans to mitigate risks and manage any new license applications in any regulated jurisdictions. His extensive experience at all levels of compliance will be invaluable as Esports Entertainment Group pursues additional gambling licenses in 2019 to further strengthen its market position and rapidly expand into new geographic regions. Jenny has specialized in payments processing for almost 25 years, including her most recent position as Country Manager and Director of Western Union Business Solutions in Malta since 2009, where she maintained full leadership and operational control. Her list of responsibilities will be extensive, including but not limited to, managing its relationships with banks, credit card companies and payment processors, as well as, insuring vie.gg provides its players with the most up to date payment options. Given the speed at which the payments world is changing, her extensive payments experience and industry relationships will be critical to the success of Esports Entertainment Group.
Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. is an esports-focused iGaming and entertainment company. It is a diversified operator of iGaming, traditional sports betting, and esports businesses. It operates the business in two verticals: EEG iGaming and EEG Games. EEG iGaming includes the esports betting platform with full casino and other functionality and services for iGaming customers. EEG owns and operates Lucky Dino, which is licensed by the managing general agent (MGA) to offer approximately five online casinos under its seven different brands on its in-house built iDefix casino-platform. EEG Games focuses on providing esports entertainment experiences to gamers through a combination of its proprietary infrastructure software and the creation of esports content for distribution to the betting industry. Its multiplayer video games include real-time strategy, fighting, first-person shooter, and multiplayer online battle arena games.