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North American esports organisation CLG has named Jonathon McDaniel as the General Manager for its League of Legends team.
Prior to joining CLG, McDaniel served as the Assistant General Manager of Golden Guardians. In his previous role at the Golden Guardians, McDaniel was responsible for scouting and developing League of Legends talent.
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London-based organisation Fnatic has appointed Stuart Brown, formerly of The Football Association (FA), as its first Esports Operations Lead.
According to a release, the newly created role intends to provide all of Fnatic’s rosters with ‘best-in-class team management’. Brown joins the organisation after 12 years working with The FA as a member of its backroom staff for the England national team.
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Esports representation agency Prodigy Agency has announced three new hires as the company looks to strengthen its position in North America.
Angela ‘woori’ Yang and Taylor ‘Tailored’ Broomall have joined the agency as Prodigy’s North American LoL Coordinator & Agent, and FPS Coordinator & Agent, respectively. Meanwhile, Amir Fallah has been named as the agency’s North America Sales and Partnerships Officer.
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Dubai-based organisation Galaxy Racer has appointed Walid Singer as its Chief of Staff.
As part of his new role, Singer will be responsible for advising and supporting the organisation’s array of divisions. Previously Galaxy Racer’s Head of Marketing, Singer was a part of the organisation’s ‘core team’.
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Swedish holding company Modern Times Group (MTG) has announced the hiring of Daniel Frechen as the new Head of M&A and Strategy.
According to the release, Frechen’s new role will be directly tied to leading new mergers and growth. Moreover, the hiring is directly tied to the company’s ‘buy-and-build’ growth strategy.
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Göran Syberg Falguera has announced that he will be joining GOALS, an ‘esports-ready’ free-to-play football game, as a Co-founder and Chief Technical Officer (CTO).
Falguera announced the move via LinkedIn, with the DICE Senior Software Engineer officially joining the company in November.
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Esports entertainment company Allied Esports Entertainment has appointed Roy Anderson as its Chief Financial Officer.
Anderson joins the company after Anthony Hung resigned from the role in September 2021. Prior to joining Allied Esports Entertainment, Anderson was a partner at international accounting firm Mazars.
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Esports tournament organiser ESL has announced the promotion of Andreas Jernberg to Managing Director of ESL Nordics.
Through his new role, Jernberg will take on responsibility for ESL’s products in the Nordic market, including the two original DreamHack festivals Summer and Winter.
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