Provider of B2B technology and gaming content for the online gambling industry NEKTAN PLC announced today that it has appointed Leigh Nissim as its new CEO. Mr. Nissim’s appointment will become effective as of July 2016. He is taking over the company from current Chief Executive Gary Shaw.
Mr. Shaw has been an Interim CEO of the gaming company since January 2016. After July 2016, he will be taking the post of Directory of Strategy and will remain member of NEKTAN’s board.
Prior to joining the technology and content provider, Mr. Nissim worked at leading supplier of solutions for the gambling industry International Game Technology as Commercial Director for the company’s Interactive Business. He was in charge of the growth of real money gaming across different channels and a number of regulated markets in Europe and North America. Overall, Mr. Nissim has more than 11 years of experience in the gambling industry.
It was announced today that he is currently transitioning from his previous employer and will be introduced to NEKTAN and its employees early in June.
Commenting on today’s announcement, NEKTAN Chairman Jim Wilkinson said that they are really pleased to be appointing a person with such a considerable experience in the industry right when the company is in a period of development and high growth. Mr. Wilkinson further noted Mr. Nissim will certainly help NEKTAN continue its momentum and further capitalize on new product and distribution opportunities.
According to the official, the company’s new CEO has the necessary digital and gaming knowledge as well as financial background to bring in numerous benefits for shareholders and customers as NEKTAN is entering a new chapter into its development.
Of Mr. Shaw’s departure as Chief Executive, Mr. Wilkinson said that being the company’s founder he has fulfilled an extremely important role by taking the post of Interim CEO for the past several months. Stepping in as Director of Strategy, Mr. Shaw will be focused on adding value to the gaming technology and content provider and helping in the development of new major opportunities for NEKTAN across Europe and in the US through its Respin joint venture, one established in 2014 with US-based gaming content developer Spin Games LLC.
