Elys Game Technology, Corp. announced the appointment of Matteo Monteverdi as Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2021. Mr. Monteverdi served as an independent strategic advisor to the Company since March 2020, and in September 2020 was appointed President. Michele Ciavarella will continue in his current role as Executive Chairman of the Company. Matteo has been leading world-class B2B and B2C teams in the technology and digital industry for over 20 years between Silicon Valley and Boston. He spent the last decade of his career at the intersection of social gaming, digital betting, i-gaming and media working for international organizations in high growth segments. Prior to joining Elys, Mr. Monteverdi served as the US President of Sportradar, a global leader in real-time sports data and analytics, where he led the strategic direction of the company in the newly regulated US betting market. He was a key contributor in signing exclusive distribution deals with the NBA, NFL and MLB while turning around the company’s US media products and business. From 2015 to 2018, he served as SVP Global Digital Products for International Gaming Technology, where he led the real money and social gaming global businesses. Mr. Monteverdi played a pivotal role in the $6 billion acquisition of IGT by GTECH by integrating and accelerating the combined digital businesses, positioning the new organization as the prime digital gaming B2B player in US.