Gfinity Plc
GFIN:LN
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Company Profile
Gfinity plc is listed on AIM (LON:GFIN). We are a modern esports Company and a market leader in the large and fast growing esports and gaming sector.
We have sharpened our strategic focus and have a clear plan for growth and monetization, based on technology , communities and services that we own, co-own and deliver for others.
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Board of Directors
Neville Upton
Founder and Chairman
Neville founded Gfinity in 2012. A qualified Chartered Accountant, Neville spent the formative years of his career at Euromoney and The Decisions Group. In 1998 he established a call centre business, The Listening Company, which specialised in multichannel communication applications and high quality customer service solutions. The business was sold in 2011 to Serco for a sum in excess of £60 million at which time it had a turnover of £82 million and employed 4,000 people. Neville was appointed as Chairman of the board of directors in March 2020.
Jonathan Hall
Chief Finance and Operations Officer
Jon qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen followed by a period of 6 years specialising in organisation and business process design with PA Consulting, a leading London based management consultancy firm. He subsequently spent 5 years as a finance director of Saracens Ltd and the wider Premier Team Holdings Group, before joining Gfinity in August 2014, where he led the Company’s admission to AIM.
John Clarke
Chief Executive Officer
John is an experienced business executive having worked in and with leading global companies for the last 25 years. Prior to joining Gfinity, John worked for HEINEKEN N.V. where he was Head of Global Communications and, most recently, a senior commercial director within Lagunitas Brewing Company, a 100% owned subsidiary of HEINEKEN N.V. Previously he held senior leadership, corporate affairs and marketing positions within The American Express Company and Burson-Marsteller Public Relations. John was appointed to the board in September 2018, originally as a non-executive director. In May 2019 he was appointed as the Chief Commerical and Brand Officer, in which role he oversaw a rapid expansion of the Gfinity and RealSport communities. John was appointed Chief Executive in March 2020.
Len Rinaldi
Non-Executive Director
Len Rinaldi retired in April 2019 after 12 years as the General Manager, Western Europe, Apple, Inc., where he led sales / general management across Western Europe. Previously, as Apple’s CFO EMEIA 2007 – 2012, he oversaw revenue hyper growth from $7bn to $40bn. Len also sat on the boards of Apple India (revenues $800m) as it entered the market, and Apple France (revenues $4bn). His early career was spent in finance and business development/sales roles at AT&T and Alcatel Lucent, and has lived in Saudi Arabia, Singapore, USA, Paris, and London. Len holds an MBA in Finance from FDU. In addition he has Executive Leadership Certifications from Wharton School of Business and the University of Notre Dame. Len is married to Renée and has a daughter and a son, both in their twenties. He holds dual American and British nationalities and is based in London. He has a passion for sports and motorcycles and co-owns a motorcycle touring company based in Ireland.
Hugo Drayton
Non-Executive Director
Hugo has spent the past 30 years in publishing and media, as a pioneer in digital media, including planning and launching the UK’s first online newspaper – Electronic Telegraph, in 1994. He led Inskin Media, as CEO, for 10 years until 2020, growing it from start-up to a global, brand advertising business. Previously, he spent 10 years at The Telegraph Group, latterly as Group Managing Director. Hugo led Advertising.com, Europe, for 2 years, and was launch CEO of behavioural marketing company, Phorm. Hugo is a non-executive director on the board of FTSE250 Future plc, and is an investor/advisor to several media and ad-tech businesses. He serves as a Trustee of the Felix Byam Shaw (Felix Project) and British Skin Foundation charities. His early career was spent overseas, in Europe and South America, with Coats Viyella, and launching automated telephony services across Europe with Reed Telemedia.