Rikesh Shah, Tyler Keenan and Amy Williams Advance in Senior Leadership Roles
TORONTO, March 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OverActive Media (“OverActive” or the “Company”) (TSXV:OAM) (OTCQB:OAMCF), a leading global esports and entertainment organization, today announced the promotion of three team members who have been instrumental to the Company’s success to date. Rikesh Shah has been promoted from Interim Chief Financial Officer to Chief Financial Officer, Tyler Keenan from Vice-President of Global Partnerships to the newly created role of Senior Vice-President of Partnerships and Revenue, and Amy Williams from Director of Global Partnerships (NA) to Vice-President of Partnerships.
“It gives me great pride to announce the promotion of three team members who joined OverActive early in its journey and whose contributions have helped shape our evolution,” said Chris Overholt, President and CEO, OverActive Media. “Their new roles are an indication of both the Company’s growth and where we’re headed.”
Rikesh Shah joined OverActive in September 2019 and has spent the last two years guiding the Company to deliver on its financial targets, has built a high-performing finance team, and led the effort towards OverActive’s public listing on the TSX Venture Exchange enabling its first trading date on July 14, 2021. Shah’s leadership will be invaluable to the Company’s continued focus on strengthening its core esports business and other strategic growth initiatives.
Welcomed to the Company in April 2019, Tyler Keenan brought with him two decades of marketing and partnerships experience, garnered through a unique mix of agency, client-side, and startup opportunities. In his new role, Keenan will oversee core business revenue streams at OverActive leading the revenue strategy for Global Partnerships, Events and OAM Live, and future partners of its performance venue project. Keenan’s proven track record for developing premium, long-term partnerships and leading strong teams will position the Company strongly into the future.
Leading OverActive’s North American Partnerships team in an expanded role as Vice-President, Partnerships, Amy Williams’ scope will include accountability for strategic partnerships, live events, and sales and service related to the Company’s performance venue project. With OverActive since February 2019, Williams’ demonstrated ability to develop premium partnerships will be a valuable addition to the Senior Leadership Team and will position the Company well to continue to build its positive standing across the industry.
“We are building a global leading sports, media and entertainment company for today’s generation of fans and our incredible people have been the reason for any success we have achieved to date. I would put this team against the best in the world in the sports and media industry today. Our ability to attract and retain top talent is a key differentiator for OverActive Media and will continue to set us apart in this increasingly competitive space,” added Overholt.
For more information, please contact:
Leah Gaucher, Director, PR & Communications, OverActive Media
(647) 924-2614
lgaucher@oam.gg
ABOUT OVERACTIVE MEDIA
OverActive Media (TSXV:OAM) (OTCQB:OAMCF) is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, with operations in Madrid, Spain and Berlin, Germany. OverActive’s mandate is to build an integrated global company delivering sports, media and entertainment products for today’s generation of fans with a focus on esports, videogames, content creation and distribution, culture, and live and online events. OverActive owns team franchises in (i) the Overwatch League, operating as the Toronto Defiant, (ii) the Call of Duty League, operating as the Toronto Ultra, (iii) the League of Legends European Championship (“LEC”), operating as the MAD Lions, (iv) the Superliga, operating as the MAD Lions Madrid, and (v) Flashpoint, operating as MAD Lions Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (a franchised league operated by B Site Inc., a company in which OverActive holds a minority interest), as well as other non-affiliated CS:GO tournaments and leagues. OverActive also operates both live and online events, operating as OAM Live and maintains an active social media presence with its fans and community members, operates fan clubs, and other fan-related activities that increase the reach of its brands.
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