Flutter Brazil appointed Bernardo Heynemann as chief technology officer, the company said. Heynemann spent the previous two years as Betnacional’s vice-president of engineering; Rafael Moraes and Matheus Zaqueu have also taken technology leadership roles at Betnacional.
The appointments set technology leadership responsibilities across Flutter Brazil and Betnacional’s engineering and infrastructure teams.
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Flutter Brazil marked one year operating in Brazil’s regulated sports betting market, bringing together Betnacional and Betfair Brazil. The company said it had doubled its workforce and expanded its local operations; its platforms offer deposit limits, usage-time controls, temporary pauses and self-exclusion tools.
Flutter Brazil, which operates the Betnacional and Betfair brands, joined the Associação Brasileira de Anunciantes, the company said. It said it was the first online betting company to join the association and that it aims to contribute to discussions on responsible advertising in Brazil.
Flutter Brazil said it has divided its public relations work between Giusti Comunicação, covering corporate and institutional communications, and Sherlock Communications, handling Betfair and Betnacional brand PR. The agencies will work alongside lead advertising agency Galeria, social media and content partner Monks, and regional agency Lean.
Flutter Brazil has begun a selection process for a lead agency to guide creative strategy for Betnacional and Betfair in Brazil. SCOPEN will map the market and identify finalists before Flutter Brazil chooses the winning agency in a second phase.
Betnacional appointed Damien Lynch as head of sports and Frederico Cunha as head of casino. Lynch brings 14 years at Flutter International, while Cunha has more than four years of experience in commercial roles at Betnacional and Betfair. Flutter Brazil chief executive João Studart said the appointments strengthen the company’s technical and operational capabilities.