Venatus Appoints New CTO and CRO to Drive Innovation and Global Growth

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

London, UK – 3rd January 2024

Venatus Appoints New Chief Technology Officer and Chief Revenue Officer to Drive Innovation and Global Growth

Venatus,the leading global specialist in gaming advertising technology, are delighted to announce the appointments of Prabhu Prakash Ganesh as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Dora Michail as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). These strategic hires reinforce Venatus’ commitment to innovation and scaling our global operations.
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Prabhu Prakash Ganesh - Chief Technology Officer

‍Prabhu will oversee the strategic planning and development of our technology initiatives in line with our strategic goals, while driving innovation and operation excellence. 

Prabhu said “I am hoping to make technology world class atVenatus, from product, people and process perspectives. I want to make sure there is operational excellence in the day to day, and engineering excellence in end-to-end software development and data science practices.”

Prabhu brings over 25 years of experience in the technology industry, building large scale enterprise products and B2B SaaS platforms. Previous CTO roles include Zally.com and MIQ, where he bootstrapped the Technology function and helped scale the company globally to 500M$+ revenue.

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Dora Michail – Chief Revenue Officer

‍As CRO, Dora will drive Venatus’ global revenue growth strategy across coremarkets, while identifying and accelerating new revenue streams.

Dora said, ‘I'm thrilled to be joining Venatus at such an exciting time. Venatus has built an impressive reputation for delivering innovative solutions for advertisers and publishers and I'm excited to work with Nick, our partners, and the rest of the team to deliver on the next phase of growth for the business.’

Dora brings a wealth of experience from some of the biggest names in the ad tech industry. Most recently, she served as Chief Strategy Officer at Ozone, the advertising sales platform founded by the Telegraph, News UK, TheGuardian, and Reach plc. Prior to Ozone, Dora was Managing Director of the digital business at Telegraph Media Group, where she oversaw digital ad sales, commerce and syndication. ‍

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‍Leadership to Accelerate Venatus’ Vision

‍Nick Hugh, CEO, said “we are excited to welcome Prabhu Prakash Ganesh and Dora Michail to the Venatus leadership team. Our revitalized approach to tech, coupled with our partnership approach will allow us to build deeper relationships with our publishers and provide our advertisers with exceptional global reach and performance.”

These appointments underscore Venatus’ commitment to strengthening its leadership team, and ensuring Venatus is well-positioned to achieve its ambitious growth objectives in 2025 and beyond.

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For more information, visit https://www.venatus.com/

‍For media inquiries contact:
James Shanahan, CMO
James.Shanahan@venatus.com
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About Venatus
Venatus is the leading global specialist in gaming advertising technology, delivering 200% revenue growth since 2019.  Founded in 2010, and headquartered in London with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Sydney, and Seoul, the company has grown into a global team of 120 people, delivering innovative solutions for publishers and advertisers worldwide. Venatus brought on Livingbridge as private equity partners in 2021 to further accelerate its global growth.