GVC announce two appointments to strengthen the depth of its operational management team.  

Gabriele Griesbacher joins the Group as Director of Payments, while Colin Cole-Johnson takes up the role of Gaming Product Director. Both will join in early November.

Director Payments and Compliance.

In the newly created role, Gabriele will be responsible for all aspects of payments across the Group covering the areas of commercial, product and compliance. Working closely with the Group’s Compliance, Marketing and Customer Service Teams, she will have a particular focus on Responsible Gambling, Know Your Customer and Source of Funds commitments, ensuring player safety is at the heart of everything we do.

Gabrielle joins from the end-to-end financial platform, PXP Financial (formerly part of the GVC Group as Kalixa), where she was COO. Based in Gibraltar, she will report directly into Group COO, Shay Segev.

Gaming Product Director.

Also in a newly created role, Colin will be responsible for the Group’s Casino, Live and Bingo products, ensuring GVC offers its players the very best product experience. Colin brings a proven track record of delivering success, most recently with Rank and prior to that at William Hill and Ladbrokes. Based in London, Colin will report to Deputy COO, Valery Gelfman.

Shay Segev, Chief Operating Officer of GVC said: “We are delighted to have Gabriele and Colin joining us. Both have huge expertise in their respective areas and will further strengthen the Group’s leadership team.

“Gabriele will spearhead our ever-increasing focus on compliance, ensuring we maintain a player-safety-first approach in everything we do, while Colin will drive our gaming product forward, bringing his unparalleled industry experience and gaming expertise.”