Brian Mattingley, chairman of Playtech, is leaving the company after over three years with the company. The search has begun for a successor to inherit the role.
Executive search firm Egon Zehnder has been tasked with bringing in the next Playtech chairman. Brian Mattingley joined Playtech in April 2021, following an extensive career in the gambling industry. Before this, close to 10 years ago, he became the chairman of Evoke PLC (formerly 888 Holdings).
During Mattingley’s time at Playtech, he weathered some of the company’s more diverse times, including incidents with shareholders. Most notably, nearly one-third of the company’s investors fought against a bonus plan for Mor Weizer, the Chief Executive, which was said to be over $100m.
Mattingley was also essential to navigating Playtech through some of the most challenging moments in the gambling industry, such as selling Snaitech, the company’s Italian branch, which was sold for $2.3bn. With the sale of this consumer gambling division, Playtech evolved solely into a B2B organization.
Under Mattingley’s leadership, Playtech has seen its shares rise by around 60%. Despite controversies around pay disputes and asset sales, the company appears to be more stable than it was beforehand.
Playtech is one of the most prominent names in the gambling industry. Its growing list of partners includes dozens of established names, including Bet365, Entertain, Sisal, Betfred, Fortuna, Betfair, Admiral, Paddypower, Hard Rock Digital, LeoVegas, Sky, and dozens more. It has offices in 20 countries, supports 180 licensees, and employs just shy of 8,000 people worldwide.
In December 2024, Playtech partnered with Veikkaus to launch live casino games in Finland through network games like Mega Fire Blaze Roulette and Blackjack tables. This is the first of the Playtech Live titles to enter the country and shows the company’s expansion into Scandinavia.
