Chester King
President of British Esports
Chester King is the visionary President of British Esports, having established the national body for esports in January 2016 following after he received approval from the UK Government.
He has an extensive background in traditional sports, working at: Stoke Park Club, Wembley Stadium, Lord’s and for the Rugby Football Union. Chester organised The EGAMES, a separate international medal-based esports tournament, at British House alongside the Rio Olympics 2016.
He co-created and co-owned the London Royal Ravens (the UK’s Call of Duty League franchise), is a co-owner of Resolve Esports, a member of the International Olympic Committee’s Esports and Gaming Liaison Group, a Vice President of the Global Esports Federation and a Trade Advisory Group (TAG) member for the UK Government’s Trade Department.
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