Panda is thrilled to welcome Dave Riggs as their new Sales and Sponsorships Strategist!
Riggs is a sports and entertainment industry veteran with an impressive 25 years of experience initiating unique partnerships and endorsements. While acting as the Vice President of Integrated Sales & Talent Marketing for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Riggs was instrumental in securing several non-endemic, blue chip brand partnerships including Fruity Pebbles, Capri Sun and Snickers. Riggs has represented top sports and entertainment personalities, such as John Cena, Cam Newton, Erin Andrews, Giancarlo Stanton and the Bella Twins.
“I am excited about the opportunity to join Panda. With esports continuing to grow and evolve, Panda presents a unique offering to brands through its platform. Using content creators, team assets, groundbreaking technology, websites and community outreach programs, Panda has strategically positioned itself as a one-stop shop, able to integrate brands at a deeper level than any other esports organization. I look forward to getting started and contributing to the growth of the organization through innovative and mutually beneficial partnerships." - Dave Riggs, Sales and Sponsorships Strategist for Panda
Panda’s portfolio is very similar to those Riggs has successfully represented in the past, and we are looking forward to the exciting partnerships he will bring to the table for the organizations and our roster of esports stars.
“Panda has a very different selection of opportunities for partners than most other esports organizations. In Dave we found someone who was the right fit to connect everything together with his incredible experience in a variety of high level sales positions throughout the entertainment and sports industry. We’re excited to see where we can go together!” - Dr Alan, CEO of Panda Global.
We are looking to further expand our sales team under Dave’s leadership and continue to interview potential candidates.