Jessica Rovello Named CEO of Arkadium
Award winning co-founder to focus on new product innovation
New York – March 16, 2015 – Arkadium, the trusted gaming partner of Microsoft, USA Today, CNN, Comcast, The Washington Post and hundreds of top tier publishers worldwide today announced that company co-founder and Board Chairman Jessica Rovello has been named CEO. In her new role Jessica will focus on accelerating company growth by innovating on the company’s white label gaming platform. Kenny Rosenblatt, Arkadium’s co-founder and former CEO, will continue with the company as its President and as a member of the Board of Directors.
“I’m extremely excited for this new challenge and new chapter in our company’s history,” said Ms. Rovello. “Over the past ten years we’ve built Arkadium into a real force in gaming. Over the next few years we’ll scale Arkadium into a global leader in user engagement, content discovery and monetization.”
Prior to becoming CEO, Jessica served as President of Arkadium. Under her stewardship the company grew from a humble start up to a multi-million dollar powerhouse whose games reach hundreds of millions monthly across the globe. Prior to founding Arkadium at age 24, Jessica was the Director of Online Services for Artisan Entertainment where she pioneered digital viral marketing on The Blair Witch Project. She is the winner of the American Business Award for Executive of the Year, the Stevie Award for Entrepreneur of Year, and is a Crain’s New York “40 Under 40.”
“This is an exciting time for Arkadium and the entire board knows Jessica’s unstoppable dedication will further increase growth and value to their clients,” said David Nevas, Principal at Edison Partners. “She is driven by continuous innovation and always delivers on both her work and her word, making her uniquely qualified to lead the company and drive its ongoing success.”
About Arkadium
For nearly 15 years, Arkadium has been delivering engaging, fun, revenue generating content to the industry’s leading publishers and brands including The Daily Beast, MSFT, Washington Post, CNN, Comcast, and USA Today, to name a few. Our engaging content including games, quizzes, videos, and more is proven to deliver and monetize “fun”. The company is headquartered in New York City with an additional office in Russia. For more information visit http://www.arkadium.com
