GameSquare Esports has announced the hiring of several new team members to support accelerating revenue growth.
The Canadian-based gaming and esports organisation owns a portfolio of several companies that serve the gaming and esports markets.
With 20-years of leadership experience, operational executive, Jill Peters joins as Chief Operating Officer.
Paolo DiPasquale brings 16-years of capital markets experience to the role of Chief Strategy Officer, having developed, and implemented the gaming and esports strategy and capital market presence at financial services company, Canaccord Genuity.
GameSquare’s new Head of Partnerships and Brand Experience is Bee Yancey, with 15-years’ experience executing partnership marketing initiatives and designing corporate hospitality programs.
Entrepreneur, with 14-years working within high-growth startups and Fortune 500 companies, Jessey Finizio joins the company as Vice President.
Jon Schmid becomes GameSquare’s Senior Social Media Manager, having spent nearly a decade developing social media strategies within digital media and esports organisations.
Stephanie Cohen and Jack McAuliffe join the GameSquare owned company, Gaming Community Network (GCN), Cohen as Senior Director, Brand Partnerships, and McAuliffe as Senior Director of West Coast Sales.
Commenting on the expansion, GameSquare CEO, Justin Kenna, said: “We are adding incredible people to the company to support our rappid growth and to help optimise the businesses we continue to build a leading gaming and esports organization.”
“We are on a great trajectory to grow revenue quickly and we are focused on managing our expenses as we navigate the path to profitability.
“Our differentiated model is connecting brands with fans through innovative businesses that are being noticed throughout the industry.
“As a result, we are attracting top-tier employees and partners from leading companies … I am confident that our new team members will make an immediate, and positive, impact in their respective roles.
“I look forward to their future contributions as we focus on creating value for our customers, team members, and shareholders,” he said.
GameSquare’s extensive portfolio of companies includes Complexity Gaming, which it purchased in 2021.