CHARLOTTE,
N.C. – Podium eSports is delighted to announce the
addition of John Theodore to the company as its Chief Innovation Officer (CIO).
In his role
as Chief Innovation Officer, Theodore will be responsible for the creation and
design of new Podium eSports series and special events. This will include (but
is not limited to) the selection of tracks and cars for Podium eSports series
and special events, and the exploration of other platforms outside of iRacing
for Podium eSports to utilize in the future.
Theodore is a
well-established streamer in the iRacing community with over 3,000 followers on
his personal Twitch channel (twitch.tv/john_a_theodore).
He also is familiar with Podium competition, having raced in three of Podium’s
four series this season.
“The
opportunity to add John to Podium was one that we could not pass up,” said
Podium eSports Chief Communications Officer James Pike. “John is one of the
most respected drivers in our series. He has a fantastic ear for the iRacing
community, a brilliant sense of what works in the sim and is absolutely the
right person to take Podium to the next level.”
“I’m
really happy to be joining Podium and look forward to building on what has
already been accomplished in the first season,” said Theodore. “We already
have been hard at work developing what will take place in the second half of
2019 and I’m excited for Podium to share these plans in the near future.”
For more
information on Podium eSports, visit www.podiumesports.com.
About Podium eSports
Podium eSports, home of the best competition in sim
racing, launched in January 2019. As one of the only companies in sim racing to
combine its competition and broadcast divisions, Podium is uniquely positioned
to transform sim racing in the world of esports and help sim racing realize its
full commercial potential. In
addition to administering its own series, Podium has partnered with the Porsche
Club of America and the CARS Tour to develop the CARS eSport Tour and the
Porsche Club of America Sim Racing Series. Podium eSports races are broadcast live on the Podium
eSports Network, which can be found at twitch.tv/podiumesports. For more
information, visit www.podiumesports.com.
Media Contact
James Pike
Chief Communications Officer
(336) 413-9004
james.pike@podiumesports.com
