EGLX - Enthusiast Gaming Names Felicia DellaFortuna as Chief Financial Officer | Benzinga
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. ("Enthusiast Gaming" or the "Company") (TSX:EGLX) today announced the appointment of Felicia DellaFortuna as Chief Financial Officer, effective November 14, 2023. Ms. DellaFortuna joins the Company from BuzzFeed, Inc., where she spent the last eight years, most recently serving as Chief Financial Officer since 2020. She succeeds Alex Macdonald, who will continue to serve with the Company in a strategic advisory role, focusing on strategic initiatives and facilitating a smooth transition as Ms. DellaFortuna assumes the duties of Chief Financial Officer.
DellaFortuna is an accomplished finance leader with a demonstrated track record of profitably scaling digital media companies, including most recently at BuzzFeed, Inc., where she led a recovery to reverse losses and drive diversified revenue growth, transitioning the organization to be one of the first publicly-traded pure play digital media businesses to achieve profitability. At BuzzFeed, DellaFortuna played key roles in developing strategies to monetize video and build brands, as well as diversifying revenue streams and driving synergies across business lines. She also spearheaded the organization's corporate development which included the acquisitions of Complex Networks and HuffPost. Previously, DellaFortuna served in the finance organizations of Viant Inc. and Simon Fuller's XIX Entertainment. She began her career at Ernst and Young in the Transaction Advisory Services group, has an accounting degree from Lehigh University, and is a CPA.
"This is a pivotal and exciting time for Enthusiast Gaming as we progress against our strategy to build the most scaled gaming communities in North America and deliver on our promise to achieve and expand profitability," commented Nick Brien, Chief Executive Officer of Enthusiast Gaming. "We are transforming our company to leverage and expand the over 56 million gaming enthusiasts in the United States that visit our sites, games, and channels each month to play, learn, create, and connect, and we are doing this while relentlessly seeking out cost-efficiencies and consolidation across every area of the business. Felicia is a seasoned finance leader in digital media who will be a critical partner as we execute on our strategic and financial ...