Award-winning CIO joins MyVenue Board

Published January 30, 2025

ATLANTA, GA -- MyVenue, the global leader in point-of-sale solutions for sports and entertainment venues, has appointed Kari Escobedo to its Board of Directors, further strengthening its leadership in industry IT solution governance.

Kari, named ‘CIO of the Year, Seattle’ by InspireCIO in 2022, brings over 20 years of executive leadership experience in delivering cutting-edge technology solutions to Fortune 500 companies.

Kari Escobedo

As an experienced Board Director, Kari also advises multiple global SaaS companies, illustrating the breadth of her leadership in technology governance and innovation.

Most recently, Kari served as the Seattle Mariners' CIO & SVP of Information Technology, leading the organization’s technology for baseball, ballpark, and business technology operations, including data engineering, media production, and fan experience technologies.

“MyVenue has quickly developed a reputation for enhancing food, beverage, and retail merchandise operations in sports & entertainment venues,” said Kari. “I’m excited to join the MyVenue Board to help facilitate the company’s continued tremendous growth & success.”

MyVenue Board Chair, Philip Riquier, added:

“After an extensive search, we’re pleased Kari has accepted MyVenue’s invitation to join the Board of Directors. Her deep expertise in technology strategy, innovation, and governance further reinforces MyVenue’s diverse and experienced Board. These qualities will ensure MyVenue continues to enhance its position as the market leader in next-gen POS solutions.”


About MyVenue
Fast, easy-to-use, and rapidly scalable: MyVenue is the award-winning cloud-based point-of-sale solution elevating POS performance in sports, entertainment, and hospitality venues worldwide. Its hardware-agnostic software supports handheld, tablet, terminal, frictionless, and kiosk POS devices across concession, premium, hawking, self-service kiosk, in-seat, suites, and retail locations. This unrivaled deployment flexibility, plus native mobile ordering, suite catering portal, and online back office with real-time reports, dashboards, system configuration, and inventory management, illustrates how MyVenue is Changing The Game. www.myvenue.com

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