Canada’s British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) has made changes to its executive structure to support its new corporate strategic plan.
As the provincial lottery operator looks to enhance players’ experience and grow its business responsibly, the company has centralized all lottery, casino and eGaming into a single operations division.
BCLC has also [...]
Digital sports media specialist DAZN Group has appointed chief revenue officer James Rushton as acting CEO.
Rushton assumes the chief executive's responsibilities from founder Simon Denyer, who is taking on a new role with DAZN-owner Access Industries to advise the company on new ventures in sports.
Denyer has led DAZN since it [...]
New York-listed International Game Technology (IGT) is streamlining its business with a new organizational structure focused primarily on two business segments.
The new structure will see IGT report its financial results under the Global Gaming and Global Lottery business segments, beginning in the third quarter of 2020.
Reporting to IGT CEO Marco [...]
Denmark’s state-owned gaming operator Danske Spil has named Nikolas Lyhne-Knudsen as its next chief executive.
Lyhne-Knudsen will assume the role on 1 October, replacing Susanne Mørch Koch, who has been in the role since April 2017. Koch announced her intention to step down in March to become the new CEO of [...]
New York-listed lottery and gaming supplier Scientific Games has appointed Eileen Moore Johnson as executive vice president and chief human resources officer.
Moore Johnson joins the company from Caesars Entertainment, where she served as regional president of The Cromwell, Flamingo, Harrah's and The LINQ resorts, overseeing more than 7,000 employees. She [...]
Malta-based live casino specialist Authentic Gaming has strengthened its management team with the appointment of Oliver Reid as chief operating officer.
Reid has over two decades of experience in the iGaming industry working across online, live dealer, land-based operations, business intelligence and product development.
He joins Authentic Gaming from Tallinn-listed operator Olympic [...]
Malta-based CRM solutions provider Fast Track has appointed Dan Morrison as its new commercial director.
The company currently provides its player engagement platform to a number of operator brands since its launch last year, and Morrison has been tasked with delivering Fast Track’s ambitious future growth plans.
After founding UK-based ConversionBet, an [...]
Lottoland’s B2B arm ALOT Solutions has bolstered its senior team with the appointment of Abigail Wahnon as head of legal and compliance.
Wahnon brings with her over 10 years of corporate legal experience, joining ALOT Solutions from Gibraltar-based gaming supplier Nektan, where she held the position of chief legal officer. Prior [...]
Malta-based iGaming solutions provider EveryMatrix has appointed former Jetbull CEO Stian Enger Pettersen as chief executive of its CasinoEngine casino platform.
Pettersen joined EveryMatrix in 2015 as product owner and helped to drive the development of the supplier’s CasinoEngine and BonusEngine solutions. He replaces Stian Hornsletten as CEO of the casino [...]
The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has appointed Philip Chen as its new chairman, with Michael Lee named deputy chairman.
Chen was elected by the company’s Board of Stewards to succeed Dr Anthony Chow, who has retired after reaching the age of 70. Chow served more than 18 years as a [...]
Denmark’s state-owned gaming operator Danske Spil has appointed former Minister of Taxation and Defense Peter Christensen as chairman.
The Ministry of Finance confirmed that Christensen will replace Peter Gæmelke, who has served as chairman since 2011 and is now stepping down.
Christensen has extensive political experience, having served as Minister of Taxation [...]
Gaming supplier Pragmatic Play has appointed Victor Arias as vice president of its new Latin American hub in Argentina as the company prepares for expansion in the region.
Arias joins Pragmatic Play from Patagonia Entertainment, where he served as global business development manager for almost three years.
“We are thrilled to have [...]
