Major League Gaming Names Ralph Rivera President, Online

NEW YORK, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Major League Gaming, the professional video game league, today announced that Ralph Rivera has been appointed president, online. A digital media veteran with an impressive background growing multi-faceted international businesses, Ralph will lead digital strategy and online product development for the fast-growing sport.

"MLG is at an exciting inflection point," said Ralph Rivera, president of MLG Online. "I'm honored that the company has brought me on to help manage its rapid global growth, as well as to continue to innovate around how MLG Nation experiences the world's only digital sport."

"Having worked closely with Ralph over the years, I know he understands the unique demands of a business that sits at the intersection of sports and video games," said Matthew Bromberg, president and CEO of Major League Gaming. "We are changing the face of sports media and Ralph is a great addition to the senior team."

For the last six years, Ralph oversaw the AOL Games and AOL Latino businesses, as well as the expansion of AOL's content sites internationally. Under his direction, AOL Games launched Games.com to provide a best in class casual gaming experience that consisted of a comprehensive portfolio of card, board, puzzle, arcade and casino games, along with a social gaming platform offering avatars, profiles, chat, tournaments, leaderboards, tokens and badges. He also led AOL's leading bilingual portal — AOL Latino and was responsible for growing non-US audience from 0-50% of traffic. Additionally, he was responsible for AOL's programming expansion across the Americas, Europe, and APAC. Throughout his career, Mr. Rivera has focused on the intersection of technology and media. Previously, he held executive and staff positions at AOL's Moviefone, Pearson Education, Simon & Schuster, Deloitte & Touche, and IBM. He earned his undergraduate degree from Columbia College and an M.B.A. from New York University.

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Major League Gaming is the largest professional video game league in the world. MLG is the dominant media property exclusively targeting the approximately 40 million consumers in North America who have a passion for playing video games as a competitive social activity, while giving sponsoring brands access to this highly influential demographic. We represent the best professional gamers and give millions of aspiring players around the world an opportunity to compete, improve their skills, and socialize through our thriving online community and live Pro Circuit competitions. www.mlgpro.com

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