Light & Wonder appoints Matthieu Labbat as SciPlay CEO
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In brief
- Light & Wonder appointed Matthieu Labbat as CEO of its social casino business, SciPlay.
- Labbat succeeds Josh Wilson, who stepped down last month after seven years in charge.
- Labbat has nearly 13 years of mobile games experience, including more than seven years at Product Madness.
Light & Wonder has appointed Matthieu Labbat as chief executive of SciPlay, its social casino business. Labbat succeeds Josh Wilson, who left the SciPlay chief executive role last month after seven years in charge.
Labbat's career in mobile games spans nearly 13 years, and more than 7 of them were in leadership positions at Product Madness, Aristocrat's social casino arm. Earlier, he worked at King, a mobile and cross-platform game developer, in product management and in leading business performance.
Light & Wonder chief Matt Wilson said Matthieu has "a proven record" of growing mobile gaming businesses. Wilson added that Matthieu will team up with SciPlay's experienced leaders while he gets immersed in the business, the staff and the players.
Light & Wonder also thanked chief financial officer Oliver Chow for providing executive oversight during SciPlay's leadership transition.
Shares in Light & Wonder Inc (ASX:LNW) closed 3.17% lower at A$121.04 in Sydney on Thursday, after the company released its third quarter financial results.