International Gaming Standards Association President Peter DeRaedt Tuesday announced the organization’s 2022 Board of Directors.
John English, Managing Director of Maxxsure, will serve as chairman, and Axes.ai Vice Chairman Earle G. Hall will be vice chairman.
“We are very excited about the election of John English as our new chairman,” DeRaedt said in a statement. “John has been instrumental in developing regulations for the legalization of sports betting and online gaming throughout his career. His expertise and commitment to the evolution of online gaming and sports betting as well as cyber risk management are timely as IGSA accelerates and deepens our focus on these key areas that our industry will require new and more evolved standards for.”
“I am honored to join IGSA at such a pivotal moment in the evolution of the global gaming industry,” English said in a statement. “Our industry is evolving rapidly with sports betting and online gaming legalization and legislation. The support, guidance and leadership to adapt to the ever-changing environment has been the hallmark of IGSA. The IGSA Board of Directors will provide the necessary leadership to create, evolve and enhance standards to make our industry safer and more adaptable to an ever-increasing rate of change.”
The board’s new members are:
- Syed Hussain, Chief Information Officer, Oregon Lottery;
- Bala Kuthyar, VP of Software Engineering, Light and Wonder;
- Martin Pedak, Director of Technical Compliance Playtech; and
- Nimish Purohit, Global Vice President of Quality – Gaming at Aristocrat Gaming.
“The 2022 Board of Directors leadership aligns perfectly with our online gaming and sports betting strategy for the coming year,” DeRaedt said.
English succeeds NOVOMATIC’s Roman Czubak as director of IGSA’s board.
“(Czubak’s) guidance and leadership were paramount to IGSA’s successful navigation through the pandemic, and he has left a tremendous legacy for us to build upon,” said Hall in a statement.
