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Press Release

 

29 January 2024

 

Guild Esports PLC

 

("Guild Esports", "Guild", or "the Company")

 

Appointment of Special Advisor to the Board

 

Guild Esports PLC (LSE: GILD; OTCQB: GULDF), a global gaming-focused media
business, is pleased to announce the appointment of Nathan Pillai as Special
Advisor to the Board of Directors with immediate effect.

 

Mr Pillai has more than two decades' experience as an operator, builder and
investor of blue-chip sport and entertainment properties including Manchester
United, FC Barcelona, Chelsea FC, Williams Racing, World Rally Championship
and SailGP. He also has significant exposure to capital markets and high
growth territories.

 

Mr Pillai is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Caerus Ventures
("Caerus"), an early stage investor and developer of key technologies
transforming sport, music, entertainment and gaming. Caerus recently partnered
with Swiss non-profit, the NEAR Foundation, to launch their first fund.
Previously, Mr Pillai led M&A and new ventures across the sports and
entertainment spectrum in his role as Head of Global Business Development at
Endeavor-owned IMG. While at Endeavor, he sat on the board of FC Diez, the
football media company established to operate the Champions League for UEFA's
equivalent in Latin America, CONMEBOL.

 

Mr Pillai additionally served as the operating partner for Endeavor's early
stage-investment into SailGP, the racing league owned by Oracle's Co-Founder
and former CEO, Larry Ellison. In under three seasons he led a team which
helped grow broadcast coverage to over 190 territories, increased commercial
revenues, doubled the number of races and sold teams to the likes of F1 World
Champion Sebastian Vettel. Mr Pillai's extensive experience across motor
sport, the Middle East and transformative technologies aligns with Guild's
strategic expansion into new growth territories and industries.

 

Mr Pillai joins as Special Advisor to the Board alongside Stephen Duval, who
has served as Special Advisor since his appointment in July 2023. Mr Duval's
25 years of experience across the sports, media and entertainment industries
in Europe and the US, where he has deployed and advised on deals with an
aggregate value in excess of $5 billion, continues to bolster Guild.

 

Jocelin Caldwell, will be stepping down from the Board and leaving the Company
with immediate effect to focus on her other business interests. The Company
intends to appoint a replacement Non-Executive Director and a further
announcement will be made in due course.

 

Jasmine Skee, CEO of Guild Esports, commented: "I'm delighted to welcome
Nathan as Special Advisor to the Board. Nathan brings a blend of corporate and
entrepreneurial experience leveraging the scale and reach of sports and
entertainment platforms. This marks Guild's second high-calibre Special
Advisor appointment, and Nathan's expertise in securing global brand
partnerships and reaching new growth territories positions him as an asset to
Guild as we continue to expand our international presence."

 

"The Board thank Jocelin for her meaningful contribution and wish her well for
the future. The search for a replacement Non-Executive Director will start as
soon as possible."

 

For further information please contact:

 Guild Esports
 Jasmine Skee                                               via Tancredi +44 207 887 7633

 Chief Executive
 Tennyson Securities
 Corporate Broker                                           +44 207 186 9030

 Peter Krens
 Tancredi Intelligent Communication

 Media Relations
 Helen Humphrey                                             +44 7449 226 720

 Charlie Hobbs                                              +44 7897 557 112

 Jasmine Gadhavi                                            +44 7931 435 236

 guild@tancredigroup.com (mailto:guild@tancredigroup.com)

 

About Guild Esports:

Guild Esports PLC is a global gaming-focused media business that fields
professional players in gaming competitions under the Guild banner. Our
in-house training academy aims to attract and nurture the best esports talent,
and our goal is to provide the ultimate entertainment experience alongside a
distinctive lifestyle brand authentic to the esports community worldwide.
Guild is led by an experienced management team of entertainment sector and
esports veterans and co-owned by David Beckham. The Company is headquartered
in the UK and its shares are listed on the Main Market of the London Stock
Exchange (ticker: GILD) and on the OTCQB Venture Market in the United States
(ticker: GULDF). Please visit www.guildesports.com
(http://www.guildesports.com) for more information.

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