THNDR has appointed gaming industry veteran Nancy MacIntyre, former CEO of WorldWinner, as a strategic advisor, the company said. MacIntyre will advise THNDR’s leadership team as it works to bring more operators onto its player-vs-player (PvP) skill games network.
MacIntyre has more than 25 years in gaming and digital entertainment. Most recently, she served as CEO of WorldWinner, a competitive skill-gaming platform that developed FanDuel’s skill gaming app, FaceOff. She has also held senior roles at LeapFrog, LucasArts, Atari, and Hasbro.
THNDR positions itself as a white-label skill games layer that operators including sportsbooks, DFS platforms, and lottery apps can integrate to drive engagement and earn revenue per game. The company said it has recorded 160m+ games played, a 99.99% fill rate, and 25+ partners live.
“Nancy didn’t just predict the rise of skill gaming, she led it. At WorldWinner she led efforts to take FanDuel FaceOff mainstream and proved this category works at scale,” said Desiree Dickerson, CEO of THNDR. “As we bring more Tier 1 operators onto our network, that is exactly the expertise we need. Having her in our corner makes everything we build sharper.”
“I have built games on almost every platform that mattered over the last 25 years, and PvP skill gaming is one of the most exciting categories in the market right now,” said Nancy MacIntyre. “THNDR has the team, the technology, and the lead. I am excited to help them turn that into mainstream, must-play games.” THNDR said it plans to share more on its competitive gaming roadmap in the coming months.”
