---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-22-036690"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GMBL"
cik: "0001451448"
company_name: "ESPORTS ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC."
filed_at: "2022-12-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T22:24:48.384909+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Esports Entertainment appoints Alex Igelman as CEO; Grant Johnson resigns from board

## Summary
- Alex Igelman appointed CEO effective Jan 3, 2023; base salary $300,000 plus 2.5M shares and 2.5M options.
- Grant Johnson resigned from board after termination for cause as Chairman/CEO effective Dec 3, 2022.
- Igelman's shares restricted for 6 months; options vest quarterly over one year.
- Igelman eligible for annual bonus of 50% base salary subject to board-set goals.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-22-036690
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GMBL
- cik: 0001451448
- company_name: ESPORTS ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-12-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1451448/000149315222036690/0001493152-22-036690-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1451448/000149315222036690/form8-k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-22-036690.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Alex Igelman was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at ESPORTS ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On December 23, 2022, Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Alex Igelman as Chief Executive Officer, effective January 3, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1451448/000149315222036690/0001493152-22-036690-index.htm
- Executive change
  Grant Johnson resigned as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at ESPORTS ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On December 23, 2022, Grant Johnson resigned from the Board of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1451448/000149315222036690/0001493152-22-036690-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.