# Ferdinand Gutierrez

> Ferdinand “Ferdi” Gutierrez is the co-founder and president of Ampverse, having served as CEO from its 2019 launch until February 2024. Based in Bangkok, he previously led Havas Media Thailand, worked in Southeast Asian sales and marketing at Twitch, and founded and exited social-games company Sandbox Global. His work connects gaming communities, esports teams, creators and consumer brands.

- **Role:** Co-founder and President at Ampverse
- **Organizations:** Ampverse, Twitch, Sandbox Global, Havas Media Thailand, Ogilvy, Mindshare, Universal McCann
- **Nationality:** American (self-described citizenship); born in the Philippines
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, Queens College
- **Known for:** Co-founded Ampverse in 2019 and led it as CEO until February 2024., Founded and exited social-games company Sandbox Global., Led Havas Media Thailand as CEO.

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Returned to Asia after growing up in New York; continued his advertising career.
- **Before 2019** — Held agency leadership roles including CEO of Havas Media Thailand; founded and exited Sandbox Global; worked in Southeast Asian sales and marketing at Twitch. Exact dates are not established by the sources used.
- **2019** — Co-founded Ampverse with Charlie Baillie, Matthias Beyer and Surasak Winij; served as CEO at its public August launch.
- **2022** — Ampverse raised a $12 million Series A led by Falcon Capital in March.
- **2023** — Discussed his career, Knicks fandom and gaming business model on AppsFlyer’s Epicenter podcast, published May 2.
- **2024** — Became president when Charlie Baillie succeeded him as CEO in February; named among mentors for VERSO HACK 2024.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Ampverse in 2019 and led it as CEO until February 2024.
- Founded and exited social-games company Sandbox Global.
- Led Havas Media Thailand as CEO.
- Led Ampverse during its $12 million Series A financing in March 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2024-02** — Became Ampverse president as co-founder Charlie Baillie became CEO, reported February 6, 2024.
- **2024-02** — VERSO International School thanked him among the mentors supporting VERSO HACK 2024.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ferdinand-gutierrez-1329731/

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