Nektan PLC Directorate Change (5331Y)
18 May 2016 - 4:01PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 5331Y
Nektan PLC
18 May 2016
18 May 2016
Nektan plc
("Nektan", the "Company" or the "Group")
Directorate Change
Nektan PLC (AIM: NKTN), a leading international,
business-to-business technology platform and content provider for
the gaming industry, today announces the appointment of Leigh
Nissim as Chief Executive Officer of Nektan, taking over from Gary
Shaw, who has been Interim CEO since January 2016. Gary will be
appointed Director of Strategy, an Executive Board position, with
effect from Leigh's formal start date in late July 2016.
With over 11 years of gaming industry experience, Leigh joins
Nektan from International Game Technology PLC ("IGT") (NYSE: IGT),
the global leader in gaming, where he has been the Commercial
Director for the Interactive Business, responsible for the growth
of the real money wagering business across multiple regulated
markets in Europe and North America.
Leigh is currently transitioning from IGT and will be introduced
to the Company in early June, with a formal start date in late July
at which date he will also join the Board of Nektan.
Jim Wilkinson, Chairman of Nektan PLC, commented:
"We're delighted to be appointing someone of Leigh's calibre and
experience to Nektan during this period of high growth and
development. With his strong track record of successfully growing
gambling businesses across our product verticals and within
regulated markets, Leigh's appointment will help Nektan continue
its growth momentum and capitalise on new distribution and product
opportunities. The Board is confident that Leigh's digital and
gaming pedigree, plus his financial background gained earlier in
his career at Deloitte, will benefit the employees, customers and
shareholders of Nektan as we enter the next chapter of our
development.
As the Founder of Nektan, Gary has fulfilled a crucial role
stepping in as Interim CEO over the last few months. As Director of
Strategy, Gary will remain focused on adding value to the Company
through his significant entrepreneurial skills, in particular
helping to develop the considerable opportunities available to the
Company in Europe and in the US through its joint venture
Respin."
Mr Nissim does not currently hold any shares with voting rights
in the Company, or any options over any of the share capital of the
Company.
The following are Mr Nissim's current directorships and previous
directorships in the last five years:
Current directorships: Previous directorships:
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IGT Gibraltar Limited Swiftstake SA
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Workingmums Limited WM Recruit Limited
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JMAX Enterprises Limited
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There is no further information relating to Mr Nissim that is
required to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of
the AIM Rules.
For further information on the Group, please contact:
Nektan via Newgate below
Gary Shaw
Zeus Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser & Broker) Tel: +44 (0)20 3829 5000
Nicholas How (Corporate Finance)
Adam Pollock (Corporate Broking)
Newgate (PR Adviser) Tel: +44 (0)20 7680 6550
James Benjamin Em: nektan@newgatecomms.com
Alex Shilov
Lydia Thompson
Further information on Nektan can be found on the Company's
website at www.nektan.com
About Nektan:
Nektan is a leading international, business-to-business
technology platform and content provider for the gaming industry.
The Group designs, builds and operates mobile games in the
regulated, interactive real money gaming space delivering original
and innovative content to large commercial organisations that have
established online audiences.
Nektan's full end-to-end technology platform, Evolve, simplifies
and supports the route to mobile and desktop gaming revenues,
managing the full customer experience and back-office operations,
allowing commercial partners to focus solely on marketing the
product to their consumers.
Nektan also operates a joint venture, Respin LLC, with Spin
Games LLC that provides US land-based casinos with in-venue mobile
technology and an innovative way of increasing revenue from
end-of-life cabinets whilst providing players new and innovative
content to play, which includes functionality on mobile
devices.
Nektan is regulated by the Gibraltar Licensing Authority and the
UK Gambling Commission, as well as in the Irish market, and has
offices in Gibraltar, London and Las Vegas with Respin based in
Reno, Nevada.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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