London-listed gaming operator Entain has announced the appointment of Jette Nygaard-Andersen as chief executive officer.
She assumes the role with immediate effect, with former chief executive Shay Segev remaining with the business until July to ensure a smooth transition.
Nygaard-Andersen was appointed to the board of Entain in December 2019 as a [...]
Lottery operator SAZKA Group has announced the addition of digital tech entrepreneur Brent Hoberman CBE to its advisory board.
Hoberman joins Justin King CBE as the second addition to the advisory board, providing support to Sir Keith Mills and the wider team as part of the company’s bid to secure the [...]
Scientific Games has appointed former NZ TAB general manager Glen Saville as its new senior director of global trading.
Based in Las Vegas, Saville will be responsible for growing Scientific Games’ global trading business, overseeing Don Best Sports and the supplier’s European operations.
He replaces Benjie Cherniak, who had served as president [...]
Toronto-listed gaming supplier Bragg Gaming Group has expanded its board of directors with the addition of former Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp chairman Paul Godfrey.
Godfrey will provide guidance on Bragg’s North American expansion strategy, in particular in Canada as the government moves forward with its proposed federal legalization of single-event [...]
Lottery operator SAZKA Group has brought in experienced retail executive and former Sainsbury’s CEO Justin King CBE to provide counsel as the company bids to operate the UK National Lottery.
King will be the inaugural appointment to an advisory board that will work closely with bid chair Sir Keith Mills and [...]
Britain’s problem gambling prevention charity GambleAware has named Zoë Osmond as its next chief executive.
Osmond will take over as CEO at the end of March, replacing Marc Etches, who announced he would be stepping down from the role last August.
Osmond has served as communications and engagement director at GambleAware for [...]
Digital sports media specialist DAZN Group has confirmed the appointments of Shay Segev and James Rushton as its next co-chief executive officers.
As announced yesterday, Segev will join DAZN in the coming months from Entain to help drive the global sports streaming platform through its next phase of rapid growth.
He will [...]
Entain chief executive Shay Segev has handed in his resignation and is expected to leave the company in the next six months.
Segev is leaving the gaming operator to serve as chief executive of sports streaming platform DAZN, but will remain in the role for the duration of his six-month notice [...]
Sportradar has appointed Jeffery Yabuki as chairman of the board of directors with immediate effect.
Following Sportradar’s recent global reorganization, Yabuki joins Carsten Koerl, Hafiz Lalani, John Doran, Chuck Robel, Marc Walder, Hervé Couturier and George Fleet on the board of Sportradar Group.
Yabuki most recently served as executive chairman of New [...]
Stockholm-listed iGaming affiliate Catena Media has announced the immediate departure of chief executive Per Hellberg, with chairman Göran Blomberg assuming the role on an interim basis.
Blomberg has served on Catena Media’s board of directors since 2019 and was appointed chairman in 2020.
Hellberg had served as chief executive since June 2018 [...]
Malta-based CRM solutions provider Fast Track has appointed Microgaming’s long-serving executive Jean-Luc Ferrière as its new chief commercial officer (CCO).
Ferrière has been working with Fast Track as a brand ambassador since October 2020 and now joins Simon Lidzén, Christopher Hirst and Patrik Potocki as a member of the senior leadership [...]
UK bingo operator Buzz Bingo has appointed former Bragg Gaming CEO Dominic Mansour as chief operating officer of its Digital business.
Mansour will join the company in mid-January and brings extensive iGaming experience to the role, having most recently served as CEO of Bragg Gaming, prior to which he served as [...]