Kaizen Gaming appoints former Microsoft exec as new marketing director

Kaizen Gaming has appointed former Microsoft head of marketing Ioannis Koutrakos as its new marketing director.

Koutrakos joins the parent company of Stoiximan and Betano after spending three years as Microsoft’s head of marketing for Greece, Cyprus and Malta.

The Greek, who also spent three years at Google, will replace Chris Tzalavras, who has now become head of commercial for Stoiximan.

Koutrakos will be responsible for managing all marketing and communication projects for the Stoiximan and Betano brands and will report to Kaizen Gaming CMO Panos Constantopoulos.

Speaking on his arrival, Koutrakos said he was keen to maintain and improve the high standards set out by his predecessor.

New Kaizen Gaming marketing director Ioannis Koutrakos

Koutrakos said: “Kaizen Gaming has demonstrated an impressively fast paced growth among the industry leaders, having achieved significant accomplishments and recognition.

“My ambition is to be part of a team that will become even greater at all markets, while keeping the high-quality standards in responsible communication it has already been recognised for,” he added.

CMO Constantopoulos said: “We are really excited to welcome Ioannis to Kaizen Gaming family and [are] looking forward to see his wealth of experience incorporated in this key leadership position.

“Along with Ioannis, we hope to further enhance our brands’ image across markets. His knowledge and experience in the sector of technology, being in top-tier positions and undertaking big projects, offers great value to our company,” he added.