Pioneer Appoints Darcy Taylor as New Chief Executive Officer
20 April 2022 - 9:00AM
Pioneer Media Holdings Inc. (NEO: JPEG, AQSE: PNER)
(“
Pioneer” or the “
Company”) is
excited to announce that it has appointed Darcy Taylor as Chief
Executive Officer (“CEO”), effective immediately.
Previous to Pioneer, Darcy was CEO of East Side
Games Group (TSX: EAGR) (formerly operating under the name “LEAF
Mobile Inc.”), one of Pioneer’s portfolio companies. During his
tenure, he was responsible for leading the company through
transformational growth including taking the company from a private
issuer to reporting on the TSX.V and then subsequently graduating
to the TSX in 2021. Darcy also led the company through over $150
million in M&A transactions, including the acquisition of East
Side Games in 2021. Under Darcy’s leadership, the company grew from
a pre-revenue, start-up to over $93 million in revenue from 2019 to
2021, resulting from a combination of organic and accretive
acquisition growth.
Darcy brings a wealth of expertise to this role
and has over 20 years of senior executive experience building
successful companies and brands spanning, Asia, Europe, and North
America. He has a proven track record in C-suite and senior
leadership roles, at IMG Canada (now Endeavor LLC), Logic
Technologies Inc, JT International S.A. and MASEV Communications
Inc, that was acquired by IMG Canada. His experience spans
corporate, agency, and entrepreneurial environments across
free-to-play mobile games, blockchain, digital marketing, media,
sports and entertainment industries.
Mike Edwards, Chairman of the Board of
Pioneer, commented, “We are thrilled to welcome Darcy as
CEO of Pioneer. It’s the perfect inflection point for the Company,
and Darcy’s global executive experience and transformative
operational expertise will be crucial for the execution and
delivery on our growth strategy.” He continued, “Coming from East
Side Gaming Group, Darcy brings extensive knowledge of the global
gaming market, especially go to market strategy for free-to-play
games which will translate strongly to Pioneer’s strategy of
developing play-to-earn games.”
Darcy Taylor, CEO of Pioneer,
commented, “I want to thank Mike and the Board for the confidence
in me to lead Pioneer as CEO through its next phase of growth. I am
excited to take my experience at East Side Games and the
free-to-play games market and translate that into a successful
growth strategy for Pioneer. The Web3, NFT industry is at its
infancy, and we have an opportunity to position Pioneer as an early
leader in the space.”
About Pioneer Media Holdings
Inc.
Pioneer is a technology incubator creating a
full Web3 ecosystem focusing on NFT, NFT Gaming, DAO and tokenized
communities. Pioneer’s experienced management team leverages its
global network and expertise to provide investors with direct
access to a portfolio of innovative, early-stage to mid-level
growth companies in the space.
Additional information about Pioneer is
available at www.p10neer.com or www.sedar.com.
ON BEHALF OF PIONEER MEDIA HOLDINGS INC.
“Darcy Taylor”
CEO & Directorir@p10neer.com
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forward-looking statements, which reflect the expectations of
management regarding the matters described herein. Forward-looking
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