RedDoorz announces three senior appointments
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RedDoorz, Southeast Asia’s leading online hotel management and booking platform, today announced the appointment of Kelvin Teo as Chief Operating Officer (COO), Trixie Thye as Regional Vice President (Human Resources).
At the same time, Liviu Nedef, Senior Vice President (Marketing and Communications), has been promoted to Chief Marketing Officer, effective immediately.
Who are they?
As the COO, Teo will oversee the business and operations for RedDoorz across the region. Kelvin brings with him 20 years of experience in the tech and online industries. Prior to RedDoorz, he served as Managing Director for Groupon Asia and as Chief Business Officer for Southeast Asia’s leading finance portal, MoneySmart Group.
Thye brings almost two decades of experience with notable global corporations such as Accenture. Most recently, she was the Regional HR Vice President and Business Partner with Beijing-headquartered IT consulting and outsourcing company, Pactera.
Nedef will continue to play a key role on RedDoorz’s leadership team as the CMO, where he leads the company’s marketing, communications, and direct business-to-consumer (B2C) sales efforts.
Across the region, RedDoorz currently operates a network of more than 1,800 properties in over 150 cities, spanning Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand.
A year ago, RedDoorz raised US$70 million in Series C funding round, led by Asia Partners, with the participation of Rakuten Capital, Miraj Asset-Naver Asia Growth Fund, Qiming Venture Partners and IFC.
EVOS Esports, Visa Indonesia announce strategic collaboration
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EVOS Esports, an e-sports organisation in Southeast Asia, has announced a strategic partnership with Visa.
What is the partnership about?
The collaboration includes using Visa as the preferred payment solution when fans apply for EVOS membership. EVOS Esports will also enable payments via Visa for in-game currency purchases and EVOS Esports merchandise.
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This strategic collaboration is in line with EVOS Esports’ “Unlock Your Dreams” campaign — unlocking the dreams for esports fans via Visa and inspiring the next generation.
What is EVOS?
EVOS is the leading e-sports organisation in Southeast Asia, and has won world championship titles; Mobile Legends: Bang Bang World Championship (M1) 2019 and Free Fire World Cup 2019.
In November 2019, EVOS Esports raised a total of US$4.4 million in Series A funding.
EVOS currently manages 160 gaming influencers exclusively and partners with over 200 e-sports talents.
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