Spotlight Sports Group appoints new SVP technology
Affiliate poaches Sky Betting and Gaming director Rob Lee to bolster growing tech team
Spotlight Sports Group has appointed Sky Betting and Gaming (SBG) director Rob Lee as the group’s new SVP technology.
Lee joins the Racing Post parent company from SBG after spending nearly six years with the Leeds-based firm.
Lee joined SBG in May 2016 as head of operations for gaming, before being promoted to head of technology and eventually director of gaming technology, a post he had held since June 2019.
In his role as SVP technology, Lee will be responsible for growing the senior technology team at Spotlight and delivering B2B and B2C products and solutions.
Speaking on his arrival, Lee said: “We have some huge projects to deliver on in the short and long-term as well as an exciting, ambitious team to work with. On both sides of the Atlantic, our products are industry-leading and I’m looking forward to getting involved.”
Nikos Kryvossidis, Spotlight chief technology officer, added: “We’re constantly looking to push the boundaries with our technology and Rob adds huge industry knowledge, experience and ideas to our team.
“Rob will begin overseeing all engineering activity across the business with a focus on ensuring that levels of performance are consistently high.
“He will establish a best practice that is shared across teams, both internal and external, with the goal of creating a world-class engineering function across the group,” he concluded.