Experience

XB Net Global Wagering Solutions
• Gambling Facilities and Casinos
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Managing Director UK/IRE for XB Net Global Wagering Solutions

  • Sep 2017 - Present


Press Association

• Ukraine
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Racing and Sports Betting

  • Jan 2014 - Sep 2017

  Implemented the PA Racing and Sports Betting strategy doubling turnover to over £9m per year. Implemented the PA Racing and Sports Betting strategy doubling turnover to over £9m per year.



PA Media: Sport

• United Kingdom
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Business Development (Racing and Betting)

  • Mar 2011 - Jan 2014

  Created and currently implementing the racing and sports betting strategy for the Press Association including product development, marketing, new business targets and negotiating commercial distribution rights with major international rights holders within the racing industry including RMG (UK), REL (UK), HRI (Ireland), Phumelela (South Africa), Equibase (US), Risa (Australia) and PMU (France).Maintaining and developing relationships with tier 1 clients such as ATR, RUK, GBI, SiS and TurfTV.

• Product Manager (Sports Betting)

  • Oct 2007 - Mar 2011

  Responsible for developing and project managing new and innovative products and services for the betting sector including the web and mobile versions of the iCard - racing form centre and NagMe - racing alerts service, the building of bespoke data feeds and creation of print products for the UK and international betting market.

• Head of Sports Photos

  • Sep 2006 - Sep 2007

  A 12 month project to create a sports images strategy for PA Sport resulting in a closer working relationship between PA Sport and PA Images.

• Operations Manager (PA Sport)

  • Jan 2000 - Aug 2006

  Responsible for over 150 staff, developing key strategies within the operation to help drive the business forward. A key driver in the growth of the business and central to the development of PA Sport’s ‘football live’ data gathering service providing live football data from over 300 matches per month to all UK media organisations (Sky & BBC vidiprinters) and major bookmaker clients. Additional projects included setting up the football data gathering operation in South Africa on behalf of the PSL. Show less

• Deputy Operations Manager (PA Sport)

  • Aug 1999 - Dec 2000

  Responsible for managing PA Sport’s data and sports page ready operations. The role involved managing football, racing cricket, tennis, golf and sports data departments. Instrumental in setting up PA Sport’s World football data services, collecting and distributing data from over 100 countries.

• Commercial Manager (PA Sport)

  • Nov 1997 - Aug 1999

  Creating and developing services to take to market. Working closely with the management team, developers and customers to create PA Sport’s range of feeds.