{"id":4029,"date":"2024-12-18T16:31:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T16:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gioconews.it\/eng\/martin-burlin-to-step-down-as-eag-chairman-after-delivering-2025-show\/"},"modified":"2024-12-18T16:31:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T16:31:01","slug":"martin-burlin-to-step-down-as-eag-chairman-after-delivering-2025-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gioconews.it\/eng\/events\/martin-burlin-to-step-down-as-eag-chairman-after-delivering-2025-show.aspx","title":{"rendered":"Martin Burlin to step down as Eag Chairman after delivering 2025 show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta http-equiv=\"CONTENT-TYPE\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" \/><meta name=\"GENERATOR\" content=\"OpenOffice 4.1.8  (Win32)\" \/><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\n\t\t@page { margin: 2cm }\n\t\tP { margin-bottom: 0.21cm }\n\t-->\n<\/style>\n<p><strong>Martin Burlin has confirmed his decision to step down as Eag Chairman following 15-years at the helm.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Burlin, who has served the UK amusements and gaming industry for more than four decades including as President of land-based trade association Bacta <strong>will be succeeded by another former Bacta President and respected industry figure Nick Harding<\/strong>. Martin Burlin will retain his lifetime association with the London show as senior Non-Executive Director of Eag Expo.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nReflecting on his stewardship <strong>Martin Burlin said<\/strong>: &ldquo;I have had the privilege of attending Atei as a young man, subsequently serving as Chairman of Ate Ltd, launching Eag in 2010 and alongside a talented organising team and colleagues on the Board of Directors helping to establish a professional and respected showcase for the UK and broader European industry.<br \/>\nI am particularly pleased to have helped grow Eag which in 2025 will include two co-located complementary shows in the form of the Social Immersive Entertainment Expo and the London Casino and Gaming Show. Both events will sit alongside Eag as a natural expansion, offering new revenue streams for both operators and manufacturers.&rdquo;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>He added<\/strong>: &ldquo;This is an appropriate time for me to hand over the reins and I am delighted that Nick Harding who has served the industry both as a respected senior executive &nbsp;and as Bacta President will be taking charge of what is a growing and dynamic event. I have no doubt that he will take Eag Expo to the next level.&rdquo;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nConfirming the succession <strong>Bacta President John Bollom said<\/strong>: &ldquo;I would like to say a huge thanks to Martin for his expert stewardship of the Eag Expo. Not only did he launch the show but he also navigated the perfect storm arising from Covid-19 when the industry was among the first to be locked-down and the last to reopen.<br \/>\nHe subsequently oversaw the decision to bring organisation of the show in-house and the strategic additions of the Social Immersive Entertainment Expo and the London Casino and Gaming Show to the Eag experience. I have often said that Eag is the jewel in Bacta&rsquo;s Crown and there is no doubt that Bacta has benefited enormously from Martin&rsquo;s period as Chairman.&rdquo;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Nick Harding noted<\/strong>: &ldquo; Eag will once again be packed with innovative new products many of which will be making their industry debuts. These are not random characteristics but are as a result of strategic decisions taken for sound business reasons.<br \/>\nI believe the trust that businesses place in Eag is the perfect tribute to Martin&rsquo;s tenure as Chairman. For many reasons he will be known as the father of Eag and I look forward to following in his footsteps and continuing the show&rsquo;s success story.&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Martin Burlin has confirmed his decision to step down as Eag Chairman following 15-years at the helm. 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