Leigh Hughes appointed React Gaming Interim CEO

React Gaming has announced the appointment of Leigh Hughes as Interim CEO

React Gaming has proclaimed the appointment of Leigh Edward James Hughes as Interim CEO.

Hughes will adopt the role immediately, taking o'er from electric current CEO, President and Director Laurent Benezra, who will remain at the companionship inward a consultancy role.

Hughes has o'er 20 years of experience workings with buck private and public companies; he has worked inwards jurisdictions including North America, Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.

React gameboard member Philip Nolan said: “Given the corporation’s current evolution represent and marketplace environment, we considered that a change of leaders was needed to unlock React Gaming’s full potential. We are thrilled that Leigh has agreed to accept on this challenge and take the fellowship with the end of creating sustainable note value for our shareholders.”

Hughes is the beginner of Comverj Ventures, a troupe that offers advice and support to clients, providing them with the chance to discover opportunities inwards mergers and acquisitions, great markets, business sector strategy and innovation. Comverj has worked with a run of public companies crosswise the US, Canada, Commonwealth of Australia and Europe.

Hughes said: “I am excited to make the chance to purchase the assets that React Gaming has acquired o'er the yesteryear year, including Loot.Bet, Compete.gg and Parabellum, all of which are top-tier assets with important maturation potential. My role as CEO and a major shareholder testament live to establish on this self-colored foundation, with the assist of our owing(p) and driven team, to carry on to acquire React Gaming and make it a leader in the esports space.”

React went on to describe that it has granted stock options to officers and directors to purchase upward to 1.6 gazillion vernacular shares inward the great of the company.

The options are exercisable for quintuplet years from the day of the month of the subsidization at a toll of $0.14 and will waistcoat quarterly for o'er 12 months.