TORONTO, Nov. 13, 2023 /CNW/ - OverActive Media (TSXV: OAM) (OTCQB: OAMCF) ("OverActive" or the "Company"), a leading sports, media, and entertainment company for today's generation of fans, today announced that its Chief Commercial Officer Alyson Walker, who joined OverActive in 2019 is stepping down from her role. Ms. Walker's last day with the Company will be November 30, 2023.
"Alyson played an important role in helping OverActive Media emerge as one of the world's leading esports organizations," said Adam Adamou, Co-Founder and Interim CEO, OverActive Media. "I would like to thank Alyson for her meaningful contribution and extend our best wishes for her continued success."
During her tenure, Ms. Walker was a member of the executive team that took the Company public in 2021, grew the business by securing landmark partnerships and drove operational change across OverActive's three global facilities through policies, procedures, and a people-first culture. Ms. Walker has a long history in the sport and media space, including Bell Media, MLSE and the Canadian Olympic Committee, and as a Board Member with Women in Sports and Events (WISE), on the Commercial Women's Sport Advisory Group, a Future Sport Lab mentor and as a judge for numerous industry awards.
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 professional esports leagues, including (i) the Call of Duty League, operating as the Toronto Ultra, and (ii) the League of Legends European Championship ("LEC"), operating as the MAD Lions. OverActive also leads OAM Live, an events arm that produces both live and online events.
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Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Although OverActive has attempted to identify important risks, uncertainties and factors which could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be others that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended and such changes could be material. OverActive does not intend and do not assume any obligation, to update the forward-looking statements except as otherwise required by applicable law.
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