People news 19 September 2013
The latest people moves from the egaming industry in the last seven days (13 September to 19 September 2013)
Paddy’s head of ops leaves
Paddy Power head of operations William Reeve departs Irish operator for “new venture”
Paddy Power’s head of operations William Reeve has left the Irish operator after spending just over a year at the firm.
Reeve, who co-founded video rental and streaming company LOVEFiLM, took up the newly created role on 5 September 2012 after previously holding the role of non-executive director at the operator. His duties as head of operations included overseeing technology, risk and trading, HR and corporate strategy.
Speaking with eGaming Review, Paddy Power’s PR manager Felim Mac An Iomaire confirmed Reeve will be leaving the operator at the end of the month as he was “looking for a new venture”.
Paddy Power has yet to hire a replacement and it is believed Reeve will be moving to a new role outside of the gambling sector.
In addition to founding LOVEFiLM, Reeve was previously chief technology officer at lastminute.com and remains a non-executive chairman of food delivery business graze.com.
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Sky Bet to expand team by 10%
Sky Betting and Gaming has announced a 10% expansion of its Leeds-based team as the operator looks to support its current UK growth.
The eGaming Review operator of the year will add 50 new staff members to its current team of over 500 across all areas of the business including technology, products, marketing and trading.
Sky Betting and Gaming managing director Richard Flint told eGR that the new additions to the company were in line with its current growth strategy.
“We’ve been continually expanding our team on the back of our publicised growth in the UK across all verticals,” he said. “The increase is broadly spread across the whole business and all areas of the team are expanding. We are very ambitious about our future growth.
Scientific Games execs confirmed following WMS merger
Lottery and gaming software provider Scientific Games has announced its senior corporate executives will retain their roles after the imminent closing of its merger with WMS Industries.
In January, Scientific Games agreed to buy the slot game manufacturer for US$1.5bn with the deal expected to close in the coming months.
Following completion of the merger, the combined company will be split into two industry groups, gaming and lottery, with A. Lorne Weil retaining his role as chairman and chief executive officer of the company.