{"id":732835,"date":"2023-02-21T06:46:03","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T11:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/financial-executive-kevin-chessen-joins-skillz-board-of-directors\/"},"modified":"2023-02-21T06:46:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T11:46:03","slug":"financial-executive-kevin-chessen-joins-skillz-board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/financial-executive-kevin-chessen-joins-skillz-board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial Executive Kevin Chessen Joins Skillz Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Financial Executive Kevin Chessen Joins Skillz Board of Directors<\/b><\/p>\n

Capital Markets Expert Brings Decades of Financial Experience to Skillz<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–Skillz<\/a> (NYSE: SKLZ), the leading mobile games platform bringing fair competition to players worldwide, today announced that Kevin Chessen, co-founder of BTIG, has joined its Board of Directors. Chessen will serve on the Audit Committee of the Board.\n<\/p>\n

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\n\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to welcome Kevin Chessen to our board. His extensive expertise in investment and finance will be invaluable as we build the next chapter of Skillz,\u201d said Andrew Paradise, CEO of Skillz.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cSkillz is truly a disruptor and innovator in the mobile game industry,\u201d said Kevin Chessen. \u201cI\u2019m honored to join the Board of Directors and excited about the future of the company.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nChessen is currently an advisor at Argonaut Investments, a firm that owns and operates approximately 40 shopping centers across the Western United States. Prior to this, Chessen co-founded global financial services firm BTIG and its predecessor firm Baypoint Trading in 2002, also serving as a member of BTIG\u2019s Global Operating Committee. Previously, Chessen was the Head of Listed Trading at Banc of America Securities, Head of Asian Equity Trading at Merrill Lynch, and Senior Trader on the International Trading Desk at S.G. Warburg. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in business economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.\n<\/p>\n

About Skillz Inc.<\/b><\/p>\n

Skillz<\/a> is the leading mobile games platform<\/a> dedicated to bringing out the best in everyone through competition. The Skillz platform helps developers create multi-million dollar franchises by enabling social competition<\/a> in their games. Leveraging its patented technology<\/a>, Skillz hosts billions of casual esports<\/a> tournaments for millions of mobile players worldwide, with the goal of building the home of competition for all. Skillz has earned recognition as one of Fast Company\u2019s Best Workplaces for Innovators, CNBC\u2019s Disruptor 50, Forbes\u2019 Next Billion-Dollar Startups, Fast Company\u2019s Most Innovative Companies, and the number-one fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000. www.skillz.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Financial Executive Kevin Chessen Joins Skillz Board of Directors Capital Markets Expert Brings Decades of Financial Experience to Skillz SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Skillz (NYSE: SKLZ), the leading mobile games platform bringing fair competition to players worldwide, today announced that Kevin Chessen, co-founder of BTIG, has joined its Board of Directors. Chessen will serve on the Audit Committee of the Board. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20230220005274\/en\/ (Photo: Business Wire) \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to welcome Kevin Chessen to our board. His extensive expertise in investment and finance will be invaluable as we build the next chapter of Skillz,\u201d said Andrew Paradise, CEO of Skillz. \u201cSkillz is truly a disruptor and innovator in the mobile game industry,\u201d said Kevin … <\/p>\n

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