Pollard Banknote said it has appointed Verica Simic as chief financial officer, with her taking over on 1 January 2027. Simic joins on 16 November and will succeed Rob Rose, who is retiring at year-end after 32 years with the company. The company said Rose will work with Simic during the transition.
The appointment sets the timetable for a finance leadership handover at a lottery and charitable gaming company.
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Phil Richards left his role as chief financial officer of Gaming Innovation Group in October after two-and-a-half years, according to his LinkedIn post. Richards said he will become CFO of technology company Chaos in December.
GiG Software's chief financial officer has left with immediate effect, according to a report. The report says the company has begun searching for a successor; it does not identify the departing executive.
GiG Software's chief financial officer has reportedly left the company with immediate effect.
The African Responsible Gaming Network appointed Lucy Vivi, SiGMA World’s head of international and government relations for Africa, to its advisory board. ARGN said she will contribute professional guidance and industry perspectives on responsible gaming and player protection across Africa.
The National Council on Problem Gambling appointed Charles H. Jeffers II as interim director with immediate effect, according to the report. The organisation plans to begin searching for a permanent successor in January 2027.
The National Council on Problem Gambling has appointed Charles H. Jeffers II as interim director, effective immediately. Jeffers takes over the leadership of the US organisation, which works to reduce gambling harm. The search for a permanent successor is due to begin in January 2027.
Coolbet has begun a collective redundancy consultation at VG Estonia OÜ that could affect more than 130 employees at its Tallinn headquarters; the final number and roles remain undecided. COO Tomas Graham said the restructuring responds to business needs and market conditions, including weaker-than-expected B2B performance and regulatory and tax pressures.
Coolbet has notified Estonia's Unemployment Insurance Fund (Töötukassa) that it may lay off more than 130 employees at its Tallinn headquarters, the company announced. The restructuring concerns VG Estonia OÜ, part of the Coolbet group, and the company has started the official collective redundancy consultation process. The final number of redundancies and the positions affected will be determined once that process concludes.