People news 6 July 2017
The latest people news from the egaming industry in the last seven days (30 June to 6 July 2017)
Betsson creates senior management role for regulatory compliance
Associate Judge Fredric Lundén tasked with overseeing the firm’s regulatory risks and opportunities
Betsson has appointed Associate Judge Fredric Lundén to the role of VP governance, risk and compliance.
The newly created position will see Lundén tasked with ensuring the operator “invests ethically and long-term in relation to regulatory risks and opportunities,” a statement said.
Betsson president and CEO Ulrik Bengtsson commented: “The ability to navigate correctly in a rapidly changing regulatory environment will be a competitive advantage, both for our existing operations and for our acquisition strategy.”
Former business development manager at Betsson Malta Petra Zackrisson has also joined the Group as VP of corporate development.
Sky Betting & Gaming expands Leeds data centre with £3m investment
Sky Betting & Gaming (SB&G) has created 34 new roles to strengthen its Leeds-based data centre.
The positions being recruited for include a new head of data, head of tech, head of marketing tech, group platform managers, customer relationship managers, marketing technology product owners, technologists and a new marketing team.
Sky Bet director of gaming technology Rik Barker said the investment demonstrated the operator’s ambition to lead in the data field.
“[It] allows us to push further into some really exciting developments around propensity modelling, streaming and real-time decisioning that will give our customers even greater experiences across all our products,” he added.
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PokerStars to relocate certain London operations to new Sofia hub
PokerStars’ parent company Amaya is opening a new office in Sofia, Bulgaria to house much of the operations currently carried out by the firm’s London office, EGR Intel has learned.
Customer support staff in the Amaya office in London’s West End were told last week their roles were being relocated over the next 12-15 months, with the option of moving to the new office in Bulgaria or other existing offices around the world.
The new hub in Sofia will initially house 100-150 staff, with a recruitment drive kicking off “imminently” and expected to last up to a year.
RakeTech Group appoints new chairman
RakeTech has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of former Fortum and Microsoft director, Christian Lundberg, as the egaming affiliate’s new chairman.
Lundberg joins the Malta-based firm having previously worked as a strategic advisor to a number of public and private companies via his own A Force 4U business.
He also previously served as COO for Fortum’s Sweden-facing business and Microsoft’s regional director for the Nordics.
“I believe RakeTech has real possibilities to drive the continued development of the sector through responsible affiliate services with a focus on user value, and consequently secure a long-term and sustainable growth,” Lundberg said.