People news 9 July 2015
The latest people news from the egaming industry in the last seven days (3 July to 9 July 2015)
Gala Coral hires former Ladbrokes finance director
James Bunn takes up Gibraltar-based FD role with Gala Coral’s Interactive division just months after leaving Ladbrokes
Gala Coral has appointed former Ladbrokes executive James Bunn as finance director at its Gibraltar-based Interactive headquarters, eGaming Review has learned.
Bunn, who officially left his role as finance director at Ladbrokes in the spring, spent three years at the operator’s north-west London base before relocating to Gibraltar ahead of beginning his new role on 1 July.
The hire sees Bunn assume the responsibilities previously held by Paul Meehan, who had been made finance director on an interim basis following the merger of the Gala and Coral management teams late last year.
Meehan, who had previously been FD of Gala Interactive, has since taken up a deputy finance director role, which also includes additional business intelligence responsibilities.
Regulus Partners adds Patrick Jay to growing team
Regulus Partners has expanded its team of high-profile industry consultants with the addition of former Hong Kong Jockey Club trading director Patrick Jay and ex-GTECH commercial director William Scott.
The pair join ex-OpenBet CEO David Loveday, Dan Waugh, who served as strategy director at The Rank Group, and William Hill’s former corporate development director and Regulus founder Paul Leyland at the strategic gambling consultancy firm.
Jay recently stepped down from his role at the HKJC to move back to the UK and was one of the front runners for the Ladbrokes CEO role earlier this year, having previously served as sports and football director at the London-based operator.
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Former Unibet Australia head departs
Patrik Andersson, who stood down as head of Unibet Australia in January, is set to leave the firm to relocate his family to the US.
Andersson, who has an American wife, was appointed general manager of the operator’s Australia arm in June 2013 but has more recently been working on a number of new projects for the company.
“I’ve worked for Unibet over five years now and have been lucky to work across both products, channels, strategy, marketing and now latest as GM for Unibet Australia,” Andersson told eGR.
Mybet CEO Sven Ivo Brinck to step down
Mybet CEO Sven Ivo Brinck will step down from his role as the firm’s CEO at the end of the month, saying he no longer felt like the “perfect match for the company”.
Brinck’s resignation was accepted with “great regrets” by the operator’s supervisory board, which moved swiftly to name Zeno Ossko, who has worked with the firm for more than a decade, as his replacement. Ossko will assume the role on 1 August.
“Mybet is a company I truly cherish,” Brink said. “Since January 2014, we have been able to introduce and implement many positive changes. The new mybet is on a sure path to a more sustainable, safe and profitable future.
Online casino operator Mr Green this week made two additions to its management team with the appointments of Jan Tjernell as its general counsel and Frida Adrian as head of investor relations.
Tjernell joins the company from telecommunications company Tele2, while Adrian most recently worked as investor relations manager at Länsförsäkringar Bank.
“We are delighted to have recruited these two top-calibre individuals, who will help us to develop and grow stronger as we continue our growth story,” Per Norman, CEO of Mr Green & Co AB, said.