VC-backed FanDuel names King as new CEO
Fantasy sports company FanDuel has appointed Matt King as its new CEO, effective immediately. King, a former chief financial officer at FanDuel and ex-director at KKR, is succeeding Nigel Eccles, who is leaving the company and quitting the board of directors to focus on his next venture. FanDuel's backers include KKR, Google Capital, Time Warner/Turner Sports, Shamrock Capital, NBC Sports Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Pentech Ventures, Piton Capital and Bullpen Capital.
20 November 2017•3 mins read
