Industry Movers & Shakers June/July
Key industry promotions and hires across the month of June & July around technology & product roles.
June 2022
Who: Michael Jack
Type: Promotion
Company: GiG - Gaming Innovation Group
Previous Role: Director of Engineering
New Role: Chief Technology Officer
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-jack-78205641/
Who: Craig Harman
Type: Promotion
Company: Catena Media
Previous Role: Head of Product Development EMEA
New Role: Group Head of Product
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigharman1/
Who: Steve Beason
Type: Hire
Previous Company and Role: Inspired Entertainment, Inc - Group Chief Technology Officer
New Company: Scientific Games
New Role: President of Digital and Sports Betting
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beason/
July 2022
Who: Chris Taylor
Type: Promotion
Company: bet365
Previous Role: Head of Performance
New Role: Chief Digital Officer
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christaylors/
Who: Pawel Kaiser
Type: Promotion
Company: STS Gaming Group
Previous Role: Product Owner
New Role: Head of Product
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pawel-kaiser/
Who: Shailendra Maurya
Type: Promotion
Company: Entain
Previous Role: Director of Technology UK
New Role: Chief Technology Officer, LadbrokesCoral Group
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shailendra-maurya-a7351ba/
Who: Simon Hammon
Type: Promotion
Company: Relax Gaming
Previous Role: Chief Product Officer
New Role: CEO
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-hammon-66821822/
Press Release: https://relax-gaming.com/news/2022/07/simon-hammon-named-new-chief-executive-officer-of-relax-gaming
Who: Jigish Mehta
Type: Hire
Previous Company and Role: Wish.- Sr Engineering Manager
New Company: Fanatics
New Role: Director of Engineering
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jigishmehta/
Who: Kevin Alvarez
Type: Hire
Previous Company and Role: GibFibre - Operations Director
New Company: DAZN Bet
New Role: Head of IT Operations
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-alvarez-46ab5267/
Who: Jerry Bowskill
Type: Hire
Previous Company and Role: Capital International Group - Executive Director and Chief Technology Officer
New Company: PointsBet
New Role: Group Chief Technology Officer
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrybowskill/
Jerry posted a final leaving article fro CIG "The Agile Way of Working" https://www.capital-iom.com/blog/the-agile-way-of-working
Who: Domienico Vacchiano
Type: Hire
Previous Company and Role: Casumo - Director of Engineering
New Company: Swintt
New Role: Chief Architect
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/domenicovacchiano/
Press Release: https://www.swintt.com/swintt-makes-major-technical-hire/