2022 XBIZ Honors Online Industry Winners Announced

2022 XBIZ Honors Online Industry Winners Announced

LOS ANGELES — Winners of the online industry edition of the 2022 XBIZ Exec Awards, presented by Chaturbate, were announced Wednesday evening during a ceremony hosted by Leya Tanit, CEO and founder of Pineapple Support, and Austin Fiascone, head of business development for SK Intertainment and SKinfluential Media.

In addition to honoring the best of the best from the business community, select categories from the flagship XBIZ Awards were also presented.

The list of winners follows:

VOD Company of the Year
AEBN

Paysite Network of the Year
Bang.com

Account Exec of the Year
Matt Mund, MobiusPay

Marketing Exec of the Year
Kate Ames, Chaturbate

Photography Site of the Year
PlayboyPlus.com

Payment Services Company of the Year — Merchant Services
MobiusPay

Brand Ambassador of the Year
Chris Youngs, Paxum

Progressive Leadership Award
Gino Sciretta, BranditScan

Payment Services Company of the Year — Alternative
Paxum

Payment Services Company of the Year — IPSP
Segpay

Business Development Exec of the Year
Andrew H, ePlay

Community Figure of the Year
Leya Tanit, Pineapple Support

Emerging Web Brand of the Year
Pokmi

Cam Company of the Year
Chaturbate

Senior Leadership Award
Colin Allerton, Adult Empire

Chief Exec of the Year
Moose, Penthouse

Gay Cam Site of the Year
Flirt4Free

Cam Site of the Year — Premium
Streamate

Businesswoman of the Year
Megan Stokes, NMG

Businessman of the Year
Dominic Ford, JustFor.fans

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