Guild Esports Plc announced 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.