Mik Attisani
Chief Business Development Officer at ESL FACEIT Group [EFG]
Mik Attisani
Chief Business Development Officer at ESL FACEIT Group [EFG]
London, England
Overview
Work Experience
Chief Business Development Officer
2022 - Current
At ESL FACEIT Group, we believe that beyond gameplay is where players and fans become communities, a now integral and fundamental driver of growth for the videogame industry. We help gaming communities thrive by creating worlds beyond gameplay that unite players, fans, and creators around the esports and games they love. Our brands - ESL, FACEIT, DreamHack, DreamHack Sports Games - build, connect and nurture beyond game ecosystems to unlock more fun, fame and fortune for gamers across the globe. Working with our developer, publisher, brand, and media partners, we deliver products that accelerate gaming culture and make gamer communities stronger.
Angel Investor and Advisor
2013
Invested in over 40 companies including: Truelayer.com, Fabrica.land, Scalapay.com, Streetbeat.com, Geeiq.com, getUpnext.com, Infactsystems.com, Hotelmap.com, Hastee.com, Fairjungle.com, useChannel.com, joinOdin.com, Finlegal.io, Griffin.com, Otter.finance, Included Games, Pixaera, Everlight Worlds Kanjo Health, 4d Sight and many more
Pledger
2018
As a member of the Founders Pledge community I have committed to leveraging my success for good. Founders Pledge is an initiative enabling philanthropy amongst founders and investors through data driven donation, education and transformative relationships between business and charity.
Co-Founder & CBO
2012 - 2022
FACEIT is the largest esports platform globally with more than 27 million users playing over 30 million game sessions each month. The platform serves players, organizers, influencers, communities, brands and publishers who use FACEIT to create, expand and manage a highly engaged competitive community from grassroots to pro level. Now part of ESL FACEIT Group.
Co-Founder
2012 - 2018
The space for tech Startups in Milan, now part of Copernico, the largest and most innovative business centre in Europe.
Senior Consultant
2010 - 2012
• Focus on portfolio strategy and business development • Clients includes: Fastweb, Société Générale, Life Technologies, Autodesk, Honeywell, MSD and Natixis.
Corporate Services
2007 - 2010
• Lease and Capital Market with over 50,000 sq.m. of transactions • Worked with Pirelli RE SGR on the strategy for a €500M RE fund • Clients include: Unicredit, Deutsche Bank, Orion, Pramerica, IVG Immobilien, SKY and RCS
Global Corporate Service Team
2007 - 2010
• Part of and point of contact for the Italian market of the Global Corporate Service Team • Emphasis on Tenant Representation and Capital Market transactions • Combining workplace analysis, lease advisory, transaction management and project management, delivered cost reduction from 10% to 40% (net) • Clients includes: Siemens, Otis (UTC Group), Faurecia, Henry Schein and Haworth