Peter McGough named as new Gambling.com VP of investor relations

Gambling.com Group has announced the hiring of Peter McGough as VP of investor relations.

Having worked in institutional sales for Viridian Capital Advisors, McGough joins with a wealth of investment banking experience having also worked for Credit Suisse and JPMorgan.

According to his profile on the Viridian website, McGough has spent much of his time “advising hemp and cannabis entrepreneurs”.

He holds a BBA degree from Pace University’s Lubin School of Business and an MBA from Fordham University.

Charles Gillespie, CEO of Gambling.com Group welcomed newest member of the team, saying: “Pete brings a wealth of experience and a fantastic network from his decades of experience in the New York finance community. Having such a talented individual working inside the business, full-time and at the VP level will ensure we deliver a best-in-class investor relations program.”

Speaking of his appointment to the New York-listed affiliate, McGough said: “I am excited to be joining the team at Gambling.com Group.

“The team, the culture and the market opportunity the company offers is unmatched. I look forward to leveraging my background in capital markets and investor engagement to rapidly accelerate the investment community’s appreciation of the talent within Gambling.com Group and the growth opportunity in front of this organisation,” he added.

Gambling.com has experienced rapid growth since the repeal of PASPA in the US as well as globally and as of June 2022, the group owns and operates more than 50 websites around the globe including Gambling.com, Bookies.com and RotoWire.com.

Gambling.com Group finished third in EGR’s annual Power Affiliates list for 2022.