Kate Vale has joined the board of amateur tournament and competition matchmaking platform Mogul.gg as a non-executive director. 

Vale, who has held management positions at Google, YouTube, and Spotify, is joining Canva co-founder Cameron Adams, and Mogul Chairman Adam Jacoby, on the board, as the Australian company fights it out for dominance in a crowded marketplace. 

Welcoming Vale to the company Mogul Director, Cameron Adams, said:

“I’m thrilled to welcome Kate to the Mogul board. Since being a long-ago colleague of mine at Google, she’s built on that with pivotal roles at Spotify and YouTube… Mogul’s strong tournament product brings communities together and Kate’s guidance on how Mogul can build bridges between players, organisers and publishers gaps will be invaluable.”

While Vale herself added:

“I’m delighted to take up this appointment. Mogul’s world-class software suite is already delivering value for publishers, organisers, and brands and their gamer communities.

“The esports eco-system is only nascent, which in my experience presents great opportunities for a digital product to navigate and deliver value to rights-holders whilst meeting consumer needs. No one has won this category yet, so I am very excited to work with Gernot, Cameron and the Mogul team to build something special.”

With in-person esports events off the table for the foreseeable future due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, Mogul, like other similar platforms, stands to benefit as esports moves entirely online. At the end of June, the company said it had more than $2.4m in cash reserves, and a quarterly net operating cash flow of around $489K.

AYO.NEWS says:

No one can say Mogul is scrimping when it comes to recruiting top industry talent, but will it translate into commercial success? 

While Mogul’s offering is top notch, and it’s got global partnerships in place stretching across Oceania, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, the COVID-19 crisis will likely make future funding harder to come by, even for esports and gaming companies. 

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