{"id":124905,"date":"2022-07-15T11:47:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T10:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=124905"},"modified":"2022-07-15T11:47:07","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T10:47:07","slug":"tim-mulligan-xset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2022\/07\/tim-mulligan-xset","title":{"rendered":"XSET recruits Tim Mulligan as Head of Sales"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Tim-Mulligan-x-XSET-copy-large.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Tim-Mulligan-x-XSET-copy-large.png 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Tim-Mulligan-x-XSET-copy-medium.png 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Tim-Mulligan-x-XSET-copy-medium_large.png 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Tim-Mulligan-x-XSET-copy-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Tim-Mulligan-x-XSET-copy.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Image credit: Tim Mulligan, XSET<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d927618f773\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>North American esports organisation<strong> XSET <\/strong>has announced the appointment of <strong>Tim Mulligan <\/strong>as its Head of Sales.<br><br>Mulligan joins XSET after a year as the Head of Strategic Accounts at fellow esports organisation <strong>100 Thieves<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"keep-reading \"  id=\"kr-67d9276190ae5\">\n  <div class=\"heading\">Keep Reading<\/div>\n  <ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n          <li id=\"post-76396\" style=\"order: 1;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2021\/12\/xset-steve-birkhold-chief-merchandise-licensing\" target=\"_blank\">XSET appoints Steve Birkhold as Chief Merchandise and Licensing Officer<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-81520\" style=\"order: 2;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2022\/04\/xset-acquihire-astoic-management\" target=\"_blank\">XSET acqui-hires talent agency Astoic Management<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-71431\" style=\"order: 3;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2021\/09\/xset-roland-drop-the-bass-merchandise-collaboration\" target=\"_blank\">XSET and Roland reveal Drop the Bass merchandise collection<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d927619183e\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>During his time at 100 Thieves, Mulligan assisted in securing short and long-term partnerships for the organisation. He was responsible for landing the organisation an apparel partnership with Halo: Infinite. Recently, 100 Thieves laid off <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2022\/07\/100-thieves-lays-off-members-of-its-content-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">several members of its content team<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9276192054\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Under the XSET banner, Mulligan aims to &#8216;ensure profitability&#8217; across various areas including the organisation&#8217;s apparel, esports rosters and content creators. This is the second personnel announcement XSET has publicised in 2022. In April, <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2022\/04\/xset-acquihire-astoic-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the organisation recruited <strong>Lonnie Anthony <\/strong>and <strong>Rob Martin <\/strong>following the acquisition of talent agency <strong>Astoic Management<\/strong><\/a>. <br><\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d92761925f8\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Founded in July 2020, XSET has cemented itself as one of North America&#8217;s prominent gaming and lifestyle organisations. It currently fields esports rosters across numerous titles including VALORANT, Rocket League, Rainbow Six: Siege and PUBG.<br><\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ESILONDON-GENERAL-1024x512px-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ESILONDON-GENERAL-1024x512px-3.png 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ESILONDON-GENERAL-1024x512px-3-medium.png 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ESILONDON-GENERAL-1024x512px-3-medium_large.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>ESI&#8217;s flagship conference is coming back to London in September. To buy a ticket or find out more, <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/events\/esi-london-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here<\/a>!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9276192c99\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Mulligan, the newly-appointed Head of Sales at XSET, spoke on his new role: \u201cI&#8217;m beyond thrilled to join XSET as this is a huge opportunity to work with one of the best up-and-coming lifestyle\/esports organisations in the world!<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d927619327d\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p><br>\u201cI joined XSET, specifically, to have the opportunity to work with one of the most exciting lifestyle\/gaming companies that truly is shaping and redefining pop culture <em>\u2014<\/em> which is focusing on inclusion, equality, creative expression, and cultural diversity. XSET is at the forefront of elevating that messaging.\u201d<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9276193a58\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Prior to the acquisition of the talent agency, <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2021\/12\/xset-steve-birkhold-chief-merchandise-licensing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the organisation recruited <strong>Steve Birkhold<\/strong><\/a> in 2021 as its Chief Merchandise and Licensing Officer. <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image credit: Tim Mulligan, XSET North American esports organisation XSET has announced the appointment of Tim Mulligan as its Head of Sales. Mulligan joins XSET after a year as the Head of Strategic Accounts at fellow esports organisation 100 Thieves. 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