Management Team

Darren Simmons has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of FinTech for the newly combined enterprise, bringing over 25 years of leadership experience across financial services, 카지노 사이트 추천, business development, and professional sports. He joins the executive team with a strong track record of driving growth, operational excellence, and innovation in regulated industries.

Most recently, Darren served as Executive Vice President and FinTech Business Leader at Everi, where he oversaw all aspects of the FinTech division’s profitability and performance. His responsibilities included leading product management, innovation, operations, and sales enablement across a diverse portfolio of offerings. Under his leadership, the business expanded its market presence and launched several best-in-class solutions spanning payments, anti-money laundering (AML) and RegTech compliance, loyalty programs, and mobile platforms.

Darren played a central role in defining and executing Everi’s FinTech M&A strategy, successfully integrating multiple acquisitions that enhanced product capabilities and contributed to sustained revenue growth. Earlier in his tenure at Everi, he held several senior management roles that contributed to the rapid scaling of the FinTech business, international expansion, and growth of the product portfolio.

Prior to joining Everi, Darren held leadership roles in corporate development and sponsorships, including serving as Director of Corporate Sales at First Data Corporation (now Fiserv), a global leader in financial technology, and Manager of Corporate Sponsorships for the Edmonton Oilers professional ice hockey team.

Darren holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Alberta and is recognized for his strategic mindset, operational discipline, and ability to lead high-performing teams through transformation and growth.

Tara Bustamante joins the newly combined enterprise as Chief Transformation Officer, bringing her extensive experience in driving strategic change and creating value to the broader management and leadership team. Tara is responsible for spearheading organizational change initiatives, aligning strategies with business goals, and fostering innovation across divisions. Her leadership will play a pivotal role in achieving value creation, enhanced efficiencies, and long-term growth for the organization.

Prior to this role, Tara served as Group SVP for Global Business Transformation and Integration at Warner Bros. Discovery, where she successfully built and led high-impact transformation teams that delivered measurable business value through operational excellence, data-driven decision-making, and sustainable innovation. She has played a pivotal role in some of the media industry’s largest and most complex integrations, including transformation leadership for the $43 billion Discovery-Warner Media merger.

Tara’s career is marked by a consistent track record of building trusted advisory relationships across the C-suite, spearheading global reorganizations, and aligning enterprise programs with top-level strategic priorities. She has successfully led initiatives across diverse functions—including finance, HR, technology, and ad sales—and across every phase of the M&A lifecycle, including day-one readiness and post-merger integration.

Before joining Warner Bros. Discovery, Tara held senior roles at Marriott International, American Red Cross, and MCI/WorldCom, where she led initiatives in ecommerce, digital asset management, and supply chain logistics.

She holds an MS from Johns Hopkins University and a BA from Syracuse University.

Fabio Celadon joins the new combined enterprise as Chief Financial Officer, bringing decades of experience to the broader management and leadership team. In his role, Fabio is responsible for developing and executing the combined entity’s financial strategy and for overseeing all financial operations, including budgeting and long-term planning, financial reporting, capital structure management and treasury operations. He is also responsible for identifying and mitigating financial risks end ensuring internal controls and regulatory compliance. Fabio will also evaluate and manage investment opportunities and drive profit improvement. He will communicate financial performance to internal and external stakeholders, building strong relationships with investors, auditors and financial institutions.

Fabio most recently served as Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Development at 카지노 사이트 게임. Under his direction, his team monitored industry and competitive trends, developed 카지노 사이트 게임’s portfolio strategy and executed numerous M&A transactions, managing deal evaluation, structuring and negotiations, while coordinating internal cross-functional teams and external advisors. In his role, Fabio also spearheaded 카지노 사이트 게임’s corporate innovation program.

Previously, Fabio served as Senior Vice President, 카지노 사이트 추천 Portfolio, leading a team focused on monitoring industry technology and competitive trends, consolidating the company’s R&D plans, evolving 카지노 사이트 게임’s hardware and content portfolios, and measuring product performance.

Prior to that, Fabio served as Managing Director, 카지노 사이트 게임 Greater China and Senior Vice President, 카지노 사이트 게임 International. In this role, he was responsible for 카지노 사이트 게임’s operations in Greater China and for business development initiatives in the region.

Fabio also held strategic planning and corporate development roles at GTECH S.p.A. (카지노 사이트 게임’s predecessor and formerly known as Lottomatica S.p.A.). He joined Lottomatica in 2002 and held several finance, treasury and corporate development positions, including CFO from 2002 to 2004.

Fabio Celadon holds a Law Degree from LUISS Guido Carli University and an MBA from Columbia Business School in New York.

Gil Rotem joins the new combined enterprise as Chief Executive Officer, PlayDigital, bringing decades of experience to the broader management and leadership team. Prior to his current role, he served as the President of i카지노 사이트 추천 for 카지노 사이트 게임 PlayDigital. Since joining the Company in 2021, Gil has helped PlayDigital take a leading position in the global i카지노 사이트 추천 market and grow the Company’s games portfolio and engagement tools offering. He boasts more than two decades of experience in the i카지노 사이트 추천 sector.

Prior to joining 카지노 사이트 게임, Gil worked as an independent consultant for an online sports betting company where he led the development and delivery of dozens of exclusive casino titles built to suit the organization’s proprietary games and jackpot platform. Before that, he spent nearly 15 years at bet365, a UK-based gambling company. There, he was Group Director for 카지노 사이트 추천 Strategy, served on the company’s Board of Directors and was responsible for strategic planning and operations, as well as the delivery of product optimization improvements.

Gil also completed a five-year tenure with i카지노 사이트 추천 company 888 in a director-level role, where he applied his technical background to streamline operations, increase business production and enhance promotional programs across i카지노 사이트 추천 and sports betting.

Dan Ciccarelli joins the new combined enterprise as Chief Information Officer, bringing vast experience to the broader management and leadership team. Previously, Dan joined Everi as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer after a 25-year career in the financial services industry, where he held a Senior Vice President, Technology Director role overseeing large scale enterprise payment transformation and designing strategic platforms for Wells Fargo Bank.

Throughout his career, Dan has been on the leading edge of technology engagement for innovation and next-generation initiatives. He has considerable experience orchestrating payment network integrations, implementing complex technology infrastructures and delivering value-add services for bank customers. Dan has a passion for payments, with a focus on data-driven results.

During his time in financial services, Dan led many of the core aspects of the banking and payments industry value chain, preparing him to lead 카지노 사이트 추천 and payments technology.

Dan holds a B.A. in Global Logistics Management and an M.S. in Information Management from Arizona State University’s W.P. Carey School of Business.

Kate C. Lowenhar-Fisher joins the new combined enterprise as Chief Compliance Officer, bringing extensive 카지노 사이트 추천 regulatory experience to the broader management and leadership team. A leading Nevada 카지노 사이트 추천 attorney with a global reputation, Kate joined Everi in 2021 as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer - General Counsel and Secretary. Prior to joining Everi, Kate spent almost two decades in private practice, counseling many of the world’s premier 카지노 사이트 추천 and hospitality companies on regulatory issues in connection with mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, reorganizations, and financings.

From 2015 to 2021 she was an Equity Member in the Las Vegas office of Dickinson Wright PLLC, where she chaired the firm’s 카지노 사이트 추천 & Hospitality Practice Group. Prior to joining Dickinson Wright, Kate served as a shareholder at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, where she specialized in 카지노 사이트 추천 law and commercial transactions. Kate is ranked in both Chambers and Best Lawyers in America for 카지노 사이트 추천 law and is the go-to 카지노 사이트 추천 resource for major media outlets.

Kate is a member of the International Association of 카지노 사이트 추천 Advisors and serves on the Executive Committee of the International Masters of 카지노 사이트 추천 Law. Kate is also deeply committed to the community. She serves as a director of Nevada PEP and as Past Chair of the Board of the Grant a Gift Autism Foundation and the Ackerman Center.

She holds a B.A. in International Relations from Stanford University, a J.D. from the Emory University School of Law, and is admitted to the bar in both Nevada and California.

J.D. joins the combined entity as Chief People & Culture Officer. He brings extensive experience to the role and is responsible for managing 카지노 사이트 게임’s global People & Culture team, which hires, develops, engages, rewards and retains the great talent across all 카지노 사이트 게임's businesses and locations.

Prior to joining 카지노 사이트 게임, J.D. held several leadership roles at Activision Blizzard, including Chief People Officer of Blizzard Entertainment, Senior Vice President of Corporate Human Resources, and Vice President of Global Talent. At Flex, J.D. was Vice President of Human Resources and, before that, Senior Director of Corporate Strategy. He was also a consultant at Bain & Company and Booz & Company (now PwC Strategy&).

J.D. holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and an MBA in Marketing from Northwestern University.

Nick Khin leads the new combined enterprise as Interim 카지노 사이트 게임 Chief Executive Officer, as well as Chief Executive Officer, 카지노 사이트 추천, and brings decades of experience to the broader management and leadership team. In his previous role as President, Global 카지노 사이트 추천, he was responsible for managing all aspects of 카지노 사이트 게임’s global land-based 카지노 사이트 추천 business, including studios, technology, sales, games and hardware, manufacturing and services, and systems. Nick previously served as Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of 카지노 사이트 추천 in which he was responsible for 카지노 사이트 게임’s land-based portfolio of products in addition to leading the Americas Sales and Business Development organization. He joined 카지노 사이트 게임 in July 2013 and led 카지노 사이트 게임’s Corporate Strategy, Mergers and Acquisitions function and played a key role in the 2015 merger between GTECH and 카지노 사이트 게임.

Prior to joining 카지노 사이트 게임, Nick held various executive roles at Aristocrat Leisure Limited including President and CEO of Aristocrat’s American business in which he was responsible for all of Aristocrat’s North and South American operations, Aristocrat’s largest revenue and profit generating unit. Prior to this, he had overall responsibility for Aristocrat’s European, Middle East and African unit and was based in London.

Nick has also served on the board of directors for Interblock (Elektroncek B.V), Ace Interactive (Sweden) and the American 카지노 사이트 추천 Association (2008-2012).

Before entering the 카지노 사이트 추천 industry, Nick held senior financial roles at AT&T and later NCR Corporation in both Europe and the U.S. He graduated with honors from the University of Auckland with a Master’s degree in Commerce and is a fellow member of the Australian Institute of Public Accountants.

An industry veteran with over two decades’ experience on both the Operator and Supplier sides of the business, Mark Dunn joins the combined entity as its Chief Legal Officer, with enterprise-wide remit over all areas of the company’s legal function.

Mark came to 카지노 사이트 게임 following more than 5 years as the General Counsel of Baha Mar, a large-scale casino resort in The Bahamas. Prior to Baha Mar, Mark served as global General Counsel for Aristocrat Leisure Limited.

He began his career in the 카지노 사이트 추천 industry with Harrah’s Entertainment in 2002, ultimately becoming Vice President of Legal Affairs for Caesars Entertainment, following its acquisition by Harrah’s. Mark also recently served as Chairman of the Compliance Committee for the NASDAQ-listed, European sports wagering company, Codere Online (CDRO).

He received his Bachelor of Journalism degree and his Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

AnnMarie Geddes joins the new combined entity as Chief Accounting Officer, bringing extensive experience to the broader management and leadership team. She is responsible for managing all aspects of the Accounting Organization, which include responsibility for global financial accuracy, company financial statements, statutory, tax and jurisdictional financial reporting, internal controls and internal audit, Accounts Payable, Invoicing and Collections, and Payroll.

Prior to coming to 카지노 사이트 게임, AnnMarie held many positions in all areas of Finance and has served as CAO at several public companies, worked on multiple acquisitions, carves, spins, etc., as well as helped take companies public. She also worked at Deloitte — a Big Four accounting firm — for 10 years. She has worked in many different industries including software, technology, mining, semiconductor, and various others with a background both in manufacturing and services. She has significant experience with building teams and leading global teams.

Mark F. Labay joins the new combined enterprise as Senior Advisor, Integration, bringing significant experience to the broader management and leadership team. Previously, Mark served as Everi’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since April 2020. Prior to that, he served as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations since April 2014. During his tenure at Everi, Mark has held several senior level positions in the areas of operations and strategic development and was Vice President of Finance and Controller from 2002-2008.

Mark graduated with honors from the University of Florida with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and a Master’s degree in Accounting.

He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a member of the Nevada Society of Certified Public Accountants.