Disguise appoints Jake Stone as senior VP of commercial
Disguise has named Jake Stone as its senior vice president of commercial. In this role, he will lead the global sales and business development teams.
A Forbes ’30 Under 30′ honouree, Stone most recently served as co-founder and chief revenue officer at CHEQ, where he led the company to 10x year-over-year revenue growth before its acquisition by Cantaloupe. Prior to that, he was chief revenue officer at Independent Sports & Entertainment, where he launched the Properties division and secured over $35 million in new business. Stone has also held leadership roles at Disney & ESPN Media Networks and Infront Sports & Media, and has negotiated over $2 billion in partnerships across enterprise technology and content licensing.
His experience will enable Disguise to push the envelope even further in the spheres of live events, virtual production and broadcast, as well as location-based experiences and themed entertainment. He builds on the company’s strong track record within sports and stadiums. Together with Disguise’s hardware, software and services solutions, Stone’s commercial leadership will drive the company to continue supporting large-scale experiences and media productions.
Stone’s appointment coincides with the expansion of service offerings at Disguise globally, including the announcement of Illuminarium co-founder, Brian Allen, as the company’s new VP of creative services earlier this month. Disguise’s service division provides creative and technical solutions and services across immersive and location-based experiences, virtual productions and broadcasts, supporting clients around the world in their journey to next-level storytelling, built on Disguise’s hardware and software solutions.
Stone said: “Disguise is at the forefront of disruption, blending cutting-edge technology with boundary-pushing creativity, and I’m thrilled to join at such a pivotal moment in the company’s growth. I’m excited to lead the global commercial team as we scale our impact, deepen our relationships across key industries, and build a culture focused on long-lasting partnership and innovation.”
“We’re excited to welcome Jake to the team, bringing a wealth of experience in our core and target markets, as well as an energy and dynamism that we look for in all Disguisers,” said chief operating officer at Disguise, Tom Rockhill. “Jake’s track record in growing teams and businesses, his experience in media and entertainment, as well as his knowledge of the accelerating sports and venues space, makes him a perfect fit for this position. Jake will play a key role in our next phase of growth as the de facto platform and solutions provider for immersive events, production and experience.”