Mr. Gnat is a seasoned C-Suite Executive, Investor and Board Member with over 30 years of executive leadership experience.
Mr. Gnat was the founder and CEO of Playmaker Capital Inc. Playmaker is a game-changing platform that sits at the nexus of Sports, Media, Gambling and Technology that is marrying an ecosystem of sports fans across multiple channels with product tools to create outsized fan value and loyalty for sports betting companies, advertisers and sports leagues around the world. In 3 years, Mr. Gnat built Playmaker into the largest digital sports media company in Latin America and the fourth largest across the Americas. Playmaker was sold to Better Collective (ST:BETCO) in February 2024.
Mr. Gnat has over 20 years of executive leadership in the global gambling, sports and media industries. Prior to founding Playmaker, Mr. Gnat was Group Senior Vice President of The Stars Group (the parent company of PokerStars) and Chief Commercial Officer of FOXBet (2018-2020). Mr. Gnat was Senior Vice-President, Strategic Business Development at Scientific Games (2011-2018), President & CEO of Boardwalk Gaming and Entertainment (2004-2011), Executive Vice-President Kilmer Van Nostrand Company Limited (2002-2011), and President & CEO Midnorthern Group (May 1994-2002).
Mr. Gnat is currently on the Board of Directors of Lazydays Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:GORV), Chair of the Americas Advisory Board for Better Collective, a Venture Partner with Dreamcraft Ventures and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Hospital for Sick Children Foundation.
Jordan has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Western Ontario and at the age 28 in 2000, was Awarded Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Award™. Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Award™ is presented to exceptional Canadians under the age of 40 who are outstanding leaders in their chosen fields and who are shaping Canada’s future.