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Farouk Khailann, CEO of Premium Africa Holdings Joins Erez Capital as Venture Partner.

Farouk Khailann is an African Entrepreneur with a strong commitment to Africa’s economic growth. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Premium Africa Holdings, Managing Partner for Akon Lighting, and a Strategic Advisor to the Royal Family of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) The Private Office of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed Bin Faisal Al-Qassimi for Strategic Alliances and Policies. The office was established by his Royal Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Faisal Al Qassimi, a member of the ruling family of Sharjah & Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, focusing billions in investment

Rumble Gaming Announces Adam Ivers as Chief Executive Officer

“When I think about the assembly of professional experiences that has brought me to this point, I could not be more thrilled to be a part of the trajectory of Rumble Gaming" - Adam Ivers LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) September 30, 2021 Rumble Gaming is excited to announce that Adam Ivers has been appointed its new Chief Executive Officer. Rumble Gaming is a global talent agency and media company that represents 700+ clients with a social media footprint of 700M+ followers. Rooted in Esports, Rumble Gaming bridges the gap between brands

Nirmata appoints Nataraj Narayan as Managing Director

Nataraj’s world-class leadership and three decades of experience with large Global System Integrators will be critical as we begin working with global partners to help organizations secure and automate their cloud applications." said Jim Bugwadia, Chief Executive Officer, Nirmata. San Jose, California (PRWEB) August 23, 2021 SAN JOSE, Calif., August 23, 2021 – Nirmata, the software solutions provider for governance, compliance, security, and automation of production Kubernetes workloads and clusters, and creators of Kyverno, the leading policy engine designed for Kubernetes, announced today the appointment of Nataraj Narayan as the

Microsoft “All-In” On Games as Xbox Series X|S Are Fastest-Selling MS Consoles Ever

Microsoft hosted its quarterly financial conference call for investors and analysts and Chief executive officer Satya Nadella and chief financial officer Amy Hood talked about the Xbox business. Nadella declared that Microsoft is “all-in” on games, boasted the “rapid” growth of game pass, and leadership in cloud gaming. He also mentioned that Xbox series X and S are Microsoft’s fastest-selling consoles ever, while content creators in games like Microsoft Flight Simulator and Minecraft are earning twice as much this year compared to the previous year. “Gaming is the largest category

‘It’s Trash’: Glow Up Games CXO Latoya Peterson on the State of Diversity in Games

Latoya Peterson is tired of the games industry ignoring Black women, and now she's ready to do something about it. | Photo courtesy of Glow Up GamesThe video game industry is as prone to systemic oppression as any other. Developers of color, and perhaps particularly Black developers, face an uphill battle for employment, let alone creative expression. With this series of features, DBLTAP hopes to highlight the creations of Black developers working to tell their own stories through games in this monthly series. Check out our previous entries here.Issa Dee

Microsoft Boasts “Record” Xbox Engagement & More Among “Significant” Demand for Xbox Series X|S

Today Microsoft hosted its quarterly financial conference call for investors and analysts: Chief executive officer Satya Nadella and chief financial officer Amy Hood talked about the Xbox business.Nadella talked about Xbox Game Pass, the acquisition of Bethesda, the success of Minecraft, and even the “vibrant” third-party market in Microsoft Flight Simulator. “We’re growing our opportunity as we help both gamers and creators play, connect, and create among communities on any device. People are turning to Xbox more than ever to play and chat with friends and we saw record engagement

Yoshinori Ono Appointed President and COO of Delightworks

The former Street Fighter producer heads to mobile games. Today, Delightworks announced on its website that it has appointed Yoshinori Ono, longtime former Capcom developer and Street Fighter producer, as its new president and COO as of May 1st (via Gematsu). Akihito Shouji, Delightworks’ founder and current president, will become the company’s chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) on the same day. The move marks the end of Ono’s 30 year career at Capcom, where he served as the producer of Street Fighter for over a decade. In Ono’s time

Former Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono named president and COO of Delightworks

Delightworks, the developer behind the massively popular Japanese mobile game Fate/Grand Order, has named former Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono to the position of president and chief operating officer.  Ono will take over for the company’s current president and representative director Akihito Shoji on May 1, with the former head moving into the role of chairman and chief executive officer. This announcement was made on Delightworks company website. He is joining a successful development team that is looking to continue creating new games and was brought in to “manage the

Team Liquid Parent aXiomatic Gaming Promotes Mark Vela to CEO 

Video game and esports investment platform and Team Liquid parent company aXiomatic Gaming announced Tuesday that Mark Vela has been promoted from his role as chief strategy officer to become the company’s chief executive officer. Vela will officially take on the role beginning April 30. Current CEO Bruce Stein, a co-founder who has been in the role since 2015, will remain committed to the company as an investor.   Vela was promoted to his current role in December of 2020. In his roles as vice president of strategy and then CSO,

FrontSight Capital Fund invests $1m into Singaporean organisation RSG

FrontSight Capital Fund, an esports private equity fund managed by Singaporean firm Tembusu Partners, has announced an investment of $1m (∼£725,415) into Singaporean esports organisation RSG. The funding will be used to continue RSG’s investment in local talent cultivation, along with a new focus to establish brand-new training facilities for its teams. The organisation currently fields teams across a number of titles including Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, League of Legends: Wild Rift, and Street Fighter. Photo credit: RSG RELATED: RSG delivers Pizza Hut partnership According to the release, FrontSight Capital