Benzinga | Aug 16, 2021 08:33AM EDT

SharpLink Gaming Names Brian Bennett as Chief Financial Officer

SharpLink Gaming Ltd. (NASDAQ:SBET) ("SharpLink" or the "Company"), a pioneer of game-changing technological solutions and experienced-based services for the U.S. online sports betting industry, today announced the appointment of Brian Bennett, CPA as the Company's new Chief Financial Officer, effective today, August 16, 2021. Bennett succeeds Christian Peterson, who has served as SharpLink's Interim CFO and Vice President, Finance since the Company's business was founded in April 2019.

Reporting directly to SharpLink CEO Robert Phythian, Bennett brings the Company over a decade of finance and accounting experience in public and private manufacturing, technology and rate-regulated companies.

Phythian stated, "On behalf of the Board of Directors and the entire SharpLink team, I would like to express our deepest appreciation to Christian for his tremendous and much valued efforts on our Company's behalf over the past two years -- and more recently for his tireless dedication to completing the merger with Mer Telemanagement Solutions and successfully navigating the Nasdaq-listing process. Looking ahead, we are pleased to welcome Brian to SharpLink's executive leadership team as our new CFO and fully expect that he will play a measurable role in the future growth of our Company."

Prior to joining SharpLink, Bennett served as Executive Director of Finance for Cirrus Aircraft, a global leader in personal aviation. From 2014 through 2018, he worked at ALLETE, Inc., a diversified energy company, beginning first as Supervisor of Financial Reporting before rising to Assistant Controller. Bennett began his professional career in public accounting at RSM, LLP where he was an Assurance Manager. Throughout his career, he has led acquisition and integration efforts in public and private companies with transaction values ranging from $10 million to $250 million. A Certified Public Accountant, Bennett graduated from the University of Minnesota -- Duluth with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting.