Gaming Eminence's round up of people moves across the industry covered in the month of April.
Board Appointments
Month | Type | Who | ​Board |
|---|---|---|---|
April 2022 | Board Appointment | Ben Warn | Checkd Group - Chairman |
April 2022 | Board Appointment | Carolan Lennon | Flutter - Non Executive Director |
April 2022 | Board Appointment | Michael Ahearne | GiG - Board Director |
April 2022 | Board Appointment | Sara Slane | Playmaker Capital - Board Director |
April 2022 | Board Appointment | Mark Harrison | Playmaker Capital - Board Director |
April 2022 | Board Appointment | Nick Earl | SciPlay - Board Director |
April 2022 | Board Appointment | Richard McGuire | Sportech - Non Executive Director |
April 2022 | Board Appointment | Clive Whiley | Sportech - Non Executive Director |
April 2022 | Board Appointment | Marcus Rich | XLMedia - Non Executive Director |
Hires
Month | Move Type | Who | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
April 2022 | Hire | Howard Mittman | Record Search - Founder | 888 Holding - President, 888 U.S. |
April 2022 | Hire | Christopher Browne | Washington Nationals - Sr Manager, Communications | AGA - Director, Media Relations |
April 2022 | Hire | Tres York | NCSL - Legislative Director | AGA - Sr Director, Government Relations |
April 2022 | Hire | Annabelle Goese | ​Resource for the Future - Prospect Research | ​AGA - Sr Manager, Member Services |
April 2022 | Hire | Jacob Verret | WorkJam - VP | ​Axes - Chief Information Security Officer |
April 2022 | Hire | Danielle Parsons | GAN - Sr. Director, Product Partnerships | ​Axes - Chief Operating Officer |
April 2022 | Hire | Mikkel Munch-Jacobsgaard | SEB - Sr Institutional Equity Sales | Better Collective - Director of Investor Relations |
April 2022 | Hire | Andrew Isidoro | iTech Media - Global Head of SEO & Content Marketing | ​Blexr - CMO |
April 2022 | Hire | Nick Walker | ​iTech Media - Head of Agile Delivery | ​Blexr - COO |
April 2022 | Hire | ​Paul Lowery | Sky Betting & Gaming - US Sports Trading Lead | ​Checkd Group - Head of Sports |
April 2022 | Hire | ​Mark Kemp | ​BoyleSports - CEO | ​DAZN BET - CEO |
April 2022 | Hire | Sandeep Tiku | Entain - COO | DAZN BET - CTO |
April 2022 | Hire | ​Inesa Glazaite | Lunvr - General Manager | ​Delasport - Sr Sales Director |
April 2022 | Hire | ​Sandy Drozd | ​Wynn Las Vegas - Executive Director | ​Elys Gaming - VP, Special Projects |
April 2022 | Hire | Tricia Alcamo | Spectrum Enterprise - Group VP, Human Resources | ​FanDuel - Chief People Officer |
April 2022 | Hire | ​Janis Sliede | ​Twitch - Premium Partner | Green Jade Games - Head of Content Creation |
April 2022 | Hire | ​Cecillia Wachtmeister | ​Ericsson - VP, Head of Group Sourcing | Kambi - Chief Commercial Officer |
April 2022 | Hire | ​Mike Kirwan | ​Kindred Group - Head of UK Customer Marketing | Lottoland - VP of UK and Ireland |
April 2022 | Hire | ​Marc Thomas | Propus Partners - Partners | ​Metric Gaming - Chief Commercial Officer |
​Month | Move Type | Who | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
April 2022 | Hire | ​Nelson Parker | Driftwood Capital - Managing Director | Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment - SVP, Strategic Development |
April 2022 | Hire | Jaime Costello | NY Council on Problem Gambling - Bureau Director | ​NCPG - Director of Programs |
April 2022 | Hire | ​Thor Gjermund Eriksen | ​NRK - Head of Broadcasting | Norsk Tipping - CEO |
April 2022 | Hire | ​Stewart Groumoutis | ​BCLC - Director, eGaming | OpenBet - VP, Commercial Canada |
April 2022 | Hire | ​Bruce Lowthers | ​FIS - President | ​Paysafe - CEO |
April 2022 | Hire | Adam Seaborn | ​Kingstar Media - Director, Sales and Media Operations | ​Playmaker Capital - Head of Partnerships (North America) |
April 2022 | Hire | ​Jon Bowden | GVC Group - Gala Brand Director | ​PlayStar - Chief Marketing Officer |
April 2022 | Hire | Brett Jackman | Rogers Communication - Sr Director, Corp Strategy & Planning | ​PointsBet - VP of Strategy Canada |
April 2022 | Hire | Marcus Yoder | ​GAN - SVP Sales and Sales Operations | ​Playtech - Chief Commercial Officer |
April 2022 | Hire | ​Pariekshit Maadishetti | ​Gridlogic - Managing Director | ​SCCG - Leadership Team |
April 2022 | Hire | ​Lisa Kampf | ​Ambac - Managing Director, Investor Relations | ​Super Group (SGHC) - VP, Investor Relations |
April 2022 | ​Hire | ​Steve Schrier | ​SG Digital - Chief Commercial Officer (Feb 2020) | ​Tekkorp Capital - Associate Partner |
April 2022 | Hire | ​Crispin Nieboer | ​William Hill - Group Director, Corporate Development & Strategy | ​Tekkorp Capital - Partner |
April 2022 | Hire | ​Rohini Sardana | ​SIS Betting - Head of Product Propositions | ​Pinnacle Sports - Business Development Director |
April 2022 | Hire | ​Alice Timson | ​Gaming Realms - Commercial Account Manager | ​Realistic Games - Head of Client Services |
April 2022 | Hire | Elbruz Yilmaz | ​Bitpanda - Managing Director, Turkey & Mena (2021) | ​Paysafe - SVP Crypto |
April 2022 | Hire | ​Pablo Ruano | ​Lendon Group - Spain General Manager | TrueLayer - Country Manager, Spain |
Promotions
​Month | ​Move Type | ​Who | Company | Previous Role | Promoted to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
​April 2022 | Promotion | ​Mathew Ellis | Accel Entertainment | SVP, Corporate Strategy | Chief Financial Officer |
April 2022 | Promotion | Brandon Leggiero | ​AGA | ​Director of Member & Partner Relations | ​Sr Director of Member & Partner Relations |
April 2022 | Promotion | ​Gabrielle Voorhees | AGA | Sr Director of Finance | ​VP of Finance |
April 2022 | Promotion | ​Alex Costello | ​AGA | ​Sr Director, Government Affairs | ​VP of Government Relations |
April 2022 | Promotion | ​David Forman | ​AGA | ​Sr Director of Research | ​VP of Research |
April 2022 | Promotion | ​Ian Brown | ​Axes | ​Chief Technology Officer of Apps | ​Chief Information Officer |
April 2022 | Promotion | ​Rosalinda Van Rooyen | ​Axes | ​COO | ​Chief Product Officer |
April 2022 | Promotion | ​Dan MacDonald | ​BetMakers | ​Head of Product | ​Chief Digital Officer |
April 2022 | Promotion | ​Malinda Miener | ​Holland Casino | ​Director Privacy, Security & Legal Compliance | ​Chief Compliance Officer |
April 2022 | Promotion | ​Maksym Liashko | ​Parimatch | ​Co-CEO | ​CEO |
April 2022 | Promotion | ​Vsevolod Lapin | ​Playson | ​Head of Product Development | ​COO |
April 2022 | Promotion | ​Bjorn Krantz | ​Yggdrasil | ​Chief of Global Market Operations | ​CEO |