People news 7 July 2016
The latest people news from the egaming industry in the last seven days (1 July to 7 July 2016)
32Red hires CRM director from Mansion
Mike Kirwan will lead 32Red’s CRM efforts following the launch of the operator’s front-end platform
32Red has appointed Mansion’s Mike Kirwan to the newly created position of director of CRM, as the operator moves to strengthen its CRM capabilities following the launch of a new front-end platform.
Gibraltar-based Kirwan, who joined 32Red a fortnight ago, spent more than eight years at Mansion in roles including head of retention and more recently director of retention and conversion marketing.
His appointment comes just weeks after 32Red relaunched its website, having developed its own front-end platform which overlays the platform of long-term partner Microgaming.
The new platform has handed 32Red increased scope to control the customer-facing aspects of the website with Kirwan tasked with building a CRM team to leverage the operator’s new-found capability.
Panbet’s head of sponsorship departs
Panbet’s head of sponsorship Shaun Simmonds is to leave after four years with the company, eGaming Review has learned.
Simmonds will vacate his position at the operator on 20 December and has yet to make a decision on his next move, though he has received offers from inside and outside the industry.
A new as-yet unnamed head of sponsorship has been appointed from within the egaming industry and will assume their new role in August.
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Tombola to build new ?5m UK headquarters
Online bingo operator tombola has announced plans to build a new ?5m headquarters adjacent to its current base in the north east of England.
The project will see the firm work with Newcastle-based design team Ryder Architects to create a new “tombola campus”, on the banks of the River Wear, in Sunderland for its 300-plus staffers.
“We want to create the best working environment for our team and hope to build the best office campus in the region,” tombola chief executive, Phil Cronin, said.
Paf poaches CFO from Tain
Newly-appointed Paf CEO Christer Fahlstedt has raided his former employer Tain to hire Per Sahlberg as the operator’s new CFO.
Sahlberg will assume his position on 1 October, taking over from current CFO Johan Rothberg who has been promoted to deputy CEO, shifting his focus to business development.
The pair have worked together for the previous 12 years, at both platform provider Tain and Expekt.
Win Cash Live goes into administration
Win Cash Live has entered into voluntary administration after the operator failed to attract the investment required to keep the business afloat.
The UK operator, which launched just a year ago, pulled the plug on WinCashLive.com last week after informing its 23 staffers of its decision, and has appointed insolvency firm Quantuma as administrators to oversee the process.
Speaking to eGaming Review, Win Cash Live founder and CEO, Ashley Faull, said he was hopeful the business could still be saved.