France Pari promotes Kévin Brocard to COO
Brocard takes up new role after more than 18 months leading the company’s B2B strategy
French operator France Pari has promoted Kévin Brocard to the role of group chief operations officer (COO) after nearly more than 18 months heading up the firm’s B2B division.
Brocard assumed his new role on 1 September having originally joined the Toulouse-headquartered company in January 2016 as head of B2B operations within its Sportnco entity.
“It was time for us to re-assess our management structure to take full advantage of our strong growth and momentum,” Hervé Schlosser, founder and CEO of France Pari Group, said.
He added: “Kévin has been acting as a bridge between all components of our organisation since he joined us in early 2016 and this came as an obvious decision that received unanimous support from the Board.
“His demonstrated products knowledge, industry experience, background and customer-focused approach make him a perfect fit for this newly formed role.”
Before joining France Pari last year, Brocard had previously worked for more than five years in trading roles at Irish operator Paddy Power.
“The challenge is huge and I am proud to be part of an organisation that is not afraid to place bets on its people,” Kévin Brocard said.
“I came to France Pari with the objective to help the executive team preparing for larger-scale operations and I’m very excited with this opportunity to lead a group of such great talents to further success towards our goals.”
France Pari has offices in Toulouse, Barcelona and Lyon and recorded turnover of €86m in 2016.