NTN Buzztime Inc. announced the appointment of Bill Thomas, Rob Burnett, Jake Kovalcik and Andre Lawless to its senior leadership team. Together with Bob Cooney, who was appointed COO in January 2014, these individuals previously served at global leaders like LG Electronics and Whirlpool, nimble startups, and game giants such as Zynga and Electronic Arts. With experience in business operations, marketing, game production and advertising, these new team members have been brought on board in response to Buzztime's needs as it expands its entertainment and marketing services platform, called BEOND (Buzztime Entertainment on Demand) in restaurants and bars across the country.

The company currently has the BEOND platform installed in over 350 Buffalo Wild Wings locations and recently announced plans to roll out BEOND to all BWW locations nationwide by the end of 2015. With over 20 years of experience in marketing, strategy, & business development, Bill Thomas joins Buzztime as Senior Vice President of Marketing. Thomas most recently served as director of in-store marketing for home appliances/home electronics at LG Electronics, where he was responsible for designing and deploying all digital media and visual merchandising for approximately 25,000 retail outlets.

Robert G. Burnett is Buzztime's new Executive Producer, and is responsible for product strategy and game development. Burnett joins the Buzztime team with over 15 years of senior producer experience at game companies including Zynga and Electronic Arts (EA). Jake Kovalcik joins Buzztime as Senior Director of Advertising, bringing to Buzztime over 15 years of business and marketing experience in fast-paced startups and Fortune 500 companies.

Andre Lawless is now Buzztime's Senior Director of Marketing, where he will lead marketing communications, PR and brand development efforts for the company. Prior to Buzztime, Lawless was Senior Director of Marketing for Emerald Home Furnishings, where he led branding, strategic marketing communications, and PR efforts. In addition to these new hires, LaShawn James, Director of Product Management and a senior member of Buzztime's product team since 2012, has taken a new role as Director of Premium Products reporting to executive producer Rob Burnett.

James will oversee POS and payment initiatives as well as the company's suite of premium revenue products. Alexandra Gerritsen, who joined Buzztime as a Senior Technical Project Manager in 2012 is now the Director of Buzztime's new Program Management Office (PMO), where she will leverage her experience in project and program management across the various functions of Buzztime's business.