KeyStar Corp. has announced the appointment of Mark Thomas as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective Jan. 10, 2023.

Thomas was previously the Co-Founder & CEO of ZenSports Inc. prior to its acquisition by KeyStar Corp. in 2022. Thomas succeeds John Linss as CEO, who has stepped down from the position.

Mr. Thomas joined KeyStar Corp. as its Chief Product Officer as part of the company's acquisition of ZenSports Inc. in June 2022. Mr. Thomas co-founded and was the Chief Executive Officer of ZenSports since August 2016.

Under his leadership, ZenSports developed a mobile gaming platform that offers a traditional sports book, peer-to-peer sports betting, and wagering in fiat and cryptocurrencies. He led the product vision and strategy, recruited the entire team across all functional areas, and raised $10M+ in venture capital funding. Prior to co-founding ZenSports, Mr. Thomas was the Chief Executive Officer of Reesio.

Mr. Thomas began his career working in corporate finance and accounting for companies such as McKesson, Gap Inc. and Carl Zeiss Vision before founding his first company in 2005, an executive recruiting agency in San Francisco that worked with Fortune 500 clients, including Coca-Cola, Expedia, and McKesson. Mr. Thomas sold the recruiting agency in 2008 and transitioned into working in tech, co-founding two startups within the Human Resources and Recruiting industry. Mr. Thomas also spent time working at Intuit as a Senior Product Manager, which he left in 2012 to co-found Reesio.