Esports Technologies Names Jim Purcell as Chief Financial Officer, Effective March 18 2021
March 04, 2021 at 09:05 am EST
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Esports Technologies, Inc. announced that technology industry veteran Jim Purcell has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective March 18. Mr. Purcell succeeds interim CFO Matthew Lourie. Mr. Purcell brings with him more than 25 years of financial management experience, with particular expertise in the software and technology sectors. Most recently, he was CFO of enterprise software company Ocuco, where he led the company through seven acquisitions totaling more than €25 million (~USD 35 million) and restructured its financial reporting processes to accommodate its rapid growth. Earlier in his career, he served as global head of external reporting for Arysta LifeScience Ltd., which had revenue of $1.6 billion. While there, he was involved in its IPO filing. Mr. Purcell also held senior finance positions with Cryptologic (gaming software) and Viatel (telecommunications). He began his career at EY in Silicon Valley and is a certified public accountant. Mr. Purcell holds a Bachelor of Science in Managerial Economics from the University of California, Davis, where he graduated with honors.
EBET, Inc. operates platforms to provide a real money online gambling experience focused on i-gaming, including casino, sportsbook, and esports events. The Company operates under a Curacao gaming sublicense and under a strategic partnership with Aspire Global plc (Aspire), allowing the Company to provide online betting services to various countries around the world. The Company operates online casino and sportsbook brands consisting of Karamba, Hopa, Griffon Casino, BetTarget, Dansk777, and GenerationVIP. It operates six online wagering brands, through Websites and mobile applications, where it accepts deposits and funds from its customers and offer its customers the ability to use those funds to wager on slot and table games, live casino games as well as virtual sport computer simulated games and sports betting. The Company is focused on bringing better i-gaming products to market in order to cater to the Millennial and Gen-Z demographics in the wagering space.