Champion Gaming Group Inc. announced a number of management and board changes, effective June 3, 2022. John Barkeley resigned as Corporate Secretary, Sean O'Leary resigned as the President, Frank Frigo resigned as the Chief Innovation Officer and Paxton Baker resigned as a director, effective immediately. The Company is also announced that it has appointed Messrs. Graham Simmonds as director of the Company, Cameron Wickham as Corporate Secretary, and Ken Hershman and Sean O'Leary will continue to serve as directors of the Company with Ken Hershman appointed as Vice-Chairman of the board. Mr. Simmonds is an entrepreneur with a diverse background in consumer-driven businesses. He has founded and taken public three companies over the past 15 years in the gaming, cannabis and financial technology sectors. Mr. Simmonds has over 20 years of general experience in public company management and business development projects within the gaming, technology and other regulated sectors. Mr. Simmonds developed and launched the
first in-home digital video horse racing service in North America and is a former Director and Partner in eBet Technologies Inc., a licensed pari-mutuel wagering operator and software developer for the online horse racing
industry in the United States. eBet Technologies Inc. was successfully sold to Sportech PLC in December of 2012. He has previously been licensed/registered with a number of horse racing and gaming commissions in the
United States and Canada. Mr. Simmonds is the founder and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CordovaCann Corp., a Canadian-domiciled diversified cannabis investment company listed on the CSE; and DealNet Capital Corp., a consumer finance company formerly listed on the TSXV. Mr. Simmonds currently serves as the Chairman of Plant-Based Investment Corp. and Bhang Inc.; and as a Director and Chief Executive Officer of Aion Therapeutic Inc. and Baymount Incorporated. Mr. Wickham has served as a Director of Champion Gaming since March 2021. Mr. Wickham has over nine years of experience in public company management and has been involved in a number of going public transactions in Canada and the United States in the cannabis, consumer finance and other regulated sectors. He specializes in navigating early-stage financing structures, M&A and ongoing management of public companies having significant experience in managing corporate finance, audit and legal teams. Mr. Wickham currently serves as Executive Vice-Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Delota Corp., an established cannabis and vape retailer; and as Chief Financial Officer of Baymount Incorporated. Mr. Wickham began his career in investment banking after obtaining his Bachelor of Commerce from Queen's University.