Reorganization of Gtech Americas management team
Gtech S.p.A. has reorganized its Americas management team to meet its customers’ growing needs for an integrated offering across multiple gaming channels, including lottery, Vlt, commercial casino, and interactive gaming. It has also created a new Lottery Management Services structure to meet lotteries’ increasing needs for greater efficiency and reliable profits through private or outsourced management services provided by Gtech.
The new management team, which reports to Gtech Americas President and Ceo Jaymin B. Patel, reflects Gtech’s Customer First objectives by anticipating opportunities to help customers build their player bases due to rapid changes in the Americas gaming landscape. Those changes include the growth of regulated interactive gaming, accelerating use of mobile technology, and the convergence between land-based and interactive gaming technologies. The
The reorganized
• Alan Eland, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,
• Jay Gendron, Senior
• Victor Duarte, Senior Vice President, North American Commercial Gaming. In addition to his current role as Senior Vice President of Gaming and Content, Victor will be responsible for leading sales activities with our Commercial and Tribal Casino customers in
• Matteo Monteverdi, Senior Vice President,
• Connie Laverty O’Connor, Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer. Connie will continue to be a liaison with Gtech customers, dedicated to helping deliver their business plans and execution strategies. During the next several months, Connie will transition from the role of interim Ceo of Gtech
In addition, the Lottery Management Services team has been created to leverage Gtech’s operational expertise and best practices drawn from its experience as a private manager/outsourced operator in
The following leaders have also been appointed to the new Lottery Management Services structure:
• Scott Howarth, Vice President, Lottery Management Services, will be responsible for shared best practices in areas such as organizational development, product innovation, retail optimization, business process execution, and facilitating the annual business planning process.
• Tim Simonson, Chief Executive Officer, Northstar Lottery Group, will be responsible for managing the business relationship with the Illinois Lottery and delivering the business plan.
• Colin Hadden, Vice President and General Manager, GTECH Indiana, will bring his extensive customer relations and operational experience to the Hoosier Lottery to help drive its growth plan.
• Russ Knapp, Vice President and General Manager, Northstar New
“As the gaming, technological, and regulatory landscape continues to evolve in the