Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) announced Andy Evers as its senior vice-president of commercial. GiG said he will oversee its commercial, account-management and managed-services teams; Evers previously served as chief commercial officer at DraftKings.
Evers will oversee GiG’s commercial, account-management and managed-services teams, shaping support for operator partners.
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GiG CFO Phil Richards has stepped down after two and a half years, according to the headline. The available text says he oversaw 888Africa’s recent major stake acquisition but gives no further details.
Phil Richards left his role as Gaming Innovation Group’s chief financial officer in October, according to the report, after two-and-a-half years in the position. He said on LinkedIn that he would become CFO of Chaos in December; the report also said he joined GiG in July 2024.
After two-and-a-half years as finance chief, Phil Richards has left Gaming Innovation Group (GiG). Richards shared the news on LinkedIn on 2 November. He said he left the company in October and joins Chaos, a design and visualisation technology firm, as CFO in December.
Reportedly, Allwyn has appointed former Betsson Group CTO Fredrik Ögren as Group Chief Technology Officer, based in Switzerland. Ögren will work with Allwyn Digital CEO Kresimir Spajic across markets including the UK, Greece, Austria and the US, succeeding interim Group CTO Brett Cross.
Allwyn has appointed Fredrik Ögren, formerly chief technology officer at Betsson Group, as its Group Chief Technology Officer. Ögren is based in Switzerland and will work with Allwyn Digital CEO Kresimir Spajic and teams in the UK, Greece, Austria and the US. He succeeds interim Group CTO Brett Cross, who remains at the company as Deputy Group CTO and also serves as CTO of Global Lottery.
Reportedly, UK Tote Group has named James Coxon as its next chief executive. He will replace chief executive Alex Frost, who steps down at the end of 2026. Frost will serve as an executive director in 2027 before becoming a non-executive director.
James Coxon is to become the next chief executive officer of the UK Tote Group. He takes over from Alex Frost, whose departure comes at the close of this year. Frost is to remain involved with the business as an executive director during 2027, after which he will move into a non-executive director post.
Laimonas Žukas announced that he left Kickertech, a Betsson subsidiary, in July, reportedly. No replacement had been appointed, according to the report.