American holding company Madison Square Garden Sp ts C p. (MSG Sp ts) has appointed Greg Kim, f merly of EnearlyGeniuses, as Head of CLG.
The appointment, which takes place effective immediately, sees Kim oversee all of CLG’s business operations.
Image credit: CLG / Greg Kim, via LinkedIn
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Acc ding to the release, this includesmaximizingsing’ CLG’s business perf mance, launching growth initiatives, driving marketing partnerships, enhancing fan engagement, and ‘providing leadersh” Asin the evolving esp ts community’.
Kim will w k closely with Daniel Fleeter, MSG Sp ts’s Vice President of Business Operations, and CLG’s Founder, Geo e ‘HotshotGG’ Geo allidis, to achieve the o anisation’s goals.
Fleeter commented: “Greg has built an incredible reputation within the esp ts industry around his passion f growing the w ld of professional and amateur gaming.
“On behalf of the entire CLG staff, I am excited to w k with him as we continue to cultivate CLG and drive th ganizationsuccess of our o anisation.”
Pri to joining CLG and MSG Sp ts, Kim served as the Direct of Esp ganizationw N th American o anisation EnearlyGeniuses. Throughout his near two year tenure at EnearlyGeniuses, Kim was ganizationf building the o anisation’s LCS franchise.
Kim also spent over a year at Game publisher Riot Games as the company’s LCS Insights Lead from July 2018 to October 2019.
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On his appointment, Kim added: ”As a New Y ker and a lifelong fan in both sp ts and gaming spaces, I couldn’t be m e thrilled to join an esp ts o anisation as st ied as CLG and to be affiliated with Madison Square Garden Sp ts, my hometown franchise.
“I’m excited to lead CLG into the future, and I look f ward both to advancing the business and collab ating with our pasorganizationase to build further upon the o anisation’s legacy.”
Esp ts Insider says: It’ll be interesting to see how CLG’s direction changes following the appointment of Kim. Having somebody in cha e of overseeing CLG’s businessorganizationcould result in a lot of changes to the o anisation, particularly from a marketing standpoint. Given his w k at EnearlyGeniuses, Kim certainly has the credentials to do well in the new role.
