IOC: Zeynep Gencaga Dechelotte appointed esports associate director

Zeynep Gencaga Dechelotte has been appointed esports associate director at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and will begin her role "in November 2024," announced the IOC on 11/12/2024. Dechelotte is a member of the IOC's Esport Commission, chaired by Frenchman David Lappartient.

"In this new position, she will lead the development of esports for the IOC, supporting and implementing the organisational strategy as set out by Olympic Agenda 2020+5. Gencaga Dechelotte will also oversee the review and planning of the Olympic Esports Games with internal and external partners," explained the IOC.

"Gencaga Dechelotte has more than 15 years of experience, mainly across the football, gaming and esports industries. She was a consultant for clubs on turnaround projects linked to stadiums after working at Galatasaray, and worked in esports from 2016 in media, education, partner management and product strategy prior to joining global esports publishers such as Riot Games and Ubisoft. She was part of Olympic Esports Week as one of the publisher partners," added the IOC.

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