VentureBeat: Enthusiast Gaming acquires Addicting Games for $35M
September 7, 2021
Adrian Montgomery has been a senior officer and director of several public and private companies in the fields of media, sports and entertainment, finance and industrial services. Most recently, he served as President and CEO of Aquilini Sports and Entertainment, one of Canada’s premier sports and entertainment organizations. He is the former President of Tuckamore Capital Management, a conglomerate with over $700 million of annual revenue, and the former CEO of QM Environmental, one of Canada’s largest contracting companies.
As a recognized industry leader, Adrian has written for publications including Newsweek, USA Today, The Toronto Star, and the MIT Sloan Management Review. He frequently appears on BNN Bloomberg in Canada, on Bloomberg in the U.S., and has been quoted by the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and CNBC.
An active member of his community, Adrian has served as a senior advisor to political leaders across Canada. Adrian holds a MBA and a LLB from McGill University.
Thamba is a results-driven executive with a strong track record of driving growth, innovation and digital transformation and joins Enthusiast Gaming after being Managing Partner at a boutique VC firm and prior to that holding various senior executive roles at Rogers Communications for 10 years leading sales & marketing functions including revenue, subscriber growth, product, commercial strategy, pricing, base management, & retention for Mobile and Cable business units. Thamba started his career in Software Development & Product Management with Technology companies including ATI Technologies, AMD, Fed-Ex & a CRM Start-up.
He holds a Bachelor of Mathematics degree from University of Waterloo and a Master’s in Business Administration from Ivey Business School. He has also completed the Executive Development program for Tech/Media/Telco executives at Harvard University.
Alex is an experienced public company CFO and financial professional. He was the CFO of Aquilini GameCo Inc., and led the 2019 mergers and acquisitions between Aquilini GameCo, Enthusiast Gaming Properties, Luminosity Gaming, and J55 Capital, becoming the CFO of the resulting issuer (Enthusiast Gaming). Prior to this he was the CFO of TSXV listed Peeks Social Ltd. (previously Keek Inc.) from 2014-2018, having also served on the board of directors in 2015.
He is experienced in overseeing “go-public” transactions, managing growth stage companies, and Canadian expansions into the United States. Alex is a Chartered Professional Accountant and Chartered Accountant (CPA, CA) and a graduate of the University of Toronto. He also serves on the board of directors of the NATO Association of Canada, acting as Treasurer on the executive committee.
Eric is a seasoned media and technology executive with a background in finance, corporate development, operations and capital markets. He was the founding CFO of Enthusiast Gaming and later served as its COO, leading the Company through three rounds of seed and growth capital before leading its go-public transaction in 2018 and its merger with Aquilini GameCo/Luminosity Gaming in 2019.
He has overseen the growth of the Company from pre revenue to over $100 million in annual revenue. Currently, as Chief Corporate Officer, Eric oversees Strategy and M&A as well as Investor Relations, Public Relations and Corporate Services.
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