Exclusive: Unibet head of poker Cutler leaves
Steve Cutler to be replaced by Martin Stalros and leaves after six years at the Swedish-listed operator
Unibet’s head of poker development Steve Cutler has left his role after six years at the operator, eGaming Review has learned.
Cutler, who left the Swedish-listed company on 12 August, has been at the operator since 2007 and has been replaced by Martin Stalros.
Speaking with eGR this morning, Cutler said that his reasons for leaving were “purely personal” and had nothing but praise for Unibet where he had previously held roles including poker product and projects manager and head of poker operations.
“Unibet is and always has been a fantastic company to work at, but after six and half years I felt it was time to focus on some other projects that have been waiting in the aisles for some time,” he said. “I am spending time over the next few weeks doing the feasibility studies and will start with some consulting work in a couple of months’ time too.”
He also hinted at the possibility of looking into further business opportunities in the future. “Naturally, when other opportunities arise I will look into them as well,” he added.
Cutler’s replacement Stalros, previously of Ladbrokes and originally hired as operations/business development manager for Unibet, was described by Cutler as having “great experience, knowledge and understanding of the online poker business”.
The news follows strong second quarter results for Unibet after it posted a 19% year-on-year rise in GWR to £54.1m, compared to £45.3 in the same period last year. EBITDA for the second quarter also rose to £12m, up from £11.8 in Q2 2012.