C-Suite New Hires

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Yangyang (James) Li – President and Chief Executive Officer

🏢 Allied Gaming & Entertainment Inc. | LinkedIn

Previously: Yinghua Chen, Chief Executive Officer (prior to June 26, 2025); Yangyang (James) Li, President (since April 2024), now President and CEO as of June 26, 2025.

🎯 Key Focus:
- Accelerating growth and innovation
- Shaping content strategy
- Developing animation and gaming business operations
- Driving revenue growth through organic investments, joint ventures, acquisitions, and strategic investments

📌 About Allied Gaming & Entertainment Inc.:
A global experiential entertainment company delivering unique experiences for gamers and concertgoers. Focused on gaming, immersive entertainment, and integrating blockchain technologies through renowned assets, products, and services.

Laura Walmsley – Chief Commercial Officer

🏢 Virta Health | LinkedIn

Previously at Personify Health; held leadership roles across sales, marketing, client success, and commercial growth.

🎯 Key Focus:
- Leading Virta’s commercial strategy
- Overseeing enterprise partnerships
- Managing all client-facing teams
- Accelerating growth and expanding impact in reversing diabetes and obesity

📌 About Virta Health:
Virta Health is a leader in diabetes reversal and sustainable weight loss, partnering with major employers and payers to improve health outcomes and reduce costs through a nutrition-first approach.

Jeff Neubig – Vice President, Quality and Regulatory Affairs

🏢 Cosette Pharmaceuticals | LinkedIn

Previously Vice President of Quality and Regulatory Affairs, North America at LTS Lohmann Therapy Systems

🎯 Key Focus:
- Lead Cosette’s quality and regulatory affairs organizations
- Maintain rigorous quality standards
- Facilitate regulatory approvals to support company growth

📌 About Cosette Pharmaceuticals:
Cosette Pharmaceuticals is a U.S.-based, fully integrated pharmaceutical company with a fast-growing portfolio in women’s health and dermatology, known for quality manufacturing of complex dosage forms.

Thierry Bedos – Vice President South EMEA

🏢 Keepit | LinkedIn

Previously Vice President South EMEA at Proofpoint

🎯 Key Focus:
- Accelerate Keepit's growth in Southern Europe
- Strengthen presence across SMB, commercial, and enterprise segments
- Focus on compliance, data sovereignty, and data protection

📌 About Keepit:
Keepit is a global provider of cloud backup and recovery solutions, focused on protecting SaaS data with an emphasis on compliance, data sovereignty, and cyber resilience.

Kerby Houff – Chief Executive Officer

🏢 Acquis Consulting Group | LinkedIn

Previously President (since 2023), Partner (2020), Engagement Manager (2011) at Acquis Consulting Group

🎯 Key Focus:
- Driving Acquis’s next chapter of growth and innovation
- Expanding capabilities in growth strategy, life sciences, AI, and technology strategy
- Maintaining a people-first, human-centered approach

📌 About Acquis Consulting Group:
Acquis Consulting Group is a global consulting firm specializing in strategy and implementation, recognized for its people-first culture, innovation, and work with leading businesses across multiple industries.

Katya Andresen – Board of Directors (Director)

🏢 John Wiley and Sons | LinkedIn

Previously The Cigna Group, Chief Digital & Analytics Officer

🎯 Key Focus:
- Advancing Wiley's priorities in AI and data services
- Leveraging expertise in data analytics, digital transformation, and AI deployment
- Driving innovation and strategic growth

📌 About John Wiley and Sons:
One of the world’s largest publishers, Wiley is a trusted leader in research and learning, delivering industry-leading content, services, and platforms to unlock human potential for over two centuries.

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Zach
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