Pavilion Payments has announced two key appointments to its executive leadership team, with Mary Beth Higgins being named chief executive officer and Alyssa Beaver promoted to chief revenue officer.
Both appointments are effective immediately, the Las Vegas-based company announced Friday.
Higgins joined Pavilion as interim CFO, bringing more than 30 years of executive leadership experience across the gaming industry. Her career spans senior-executive roles with both casino operators and gaming technology providers, with deep expertise in business transformation, strategic financial management, capital formation, acquisition strategy, and investor relations.
“Since joining Pavilion as interim Chief Financial Officer, Mary Beth has demonstrated the strategic judgment, operational discipline, and leadership needed to guide the company forward,” said Zach Sadek, senior partner at Parthenon Capital. “Her deep experience across gaming and financial services, combined with her understanding of Pavilion’s business, customers, and opportunities, gives us tremendous confidence in her leadership as CEO.”
Prior to joining Pavilion, Higgins served as CEO of Affinity Interactive and its sister company, Gaming and Hospitality Acquisition Corp. Earlier in her career, she played a key role in the formation of VICI Properties, the real estate investment trust created through the restructuring of Caesars Entertainment Operating Company (CEOC).
Higgins also served as CFO of CEOC, the largest subsidiary of Caesars Entertainment Corporation, overseeing the financial operations of 38 casino properties across 14 U.S. states and five countries.
In her new role, Beaver will lead Pavilion Payments’s revenue strategy and organization, with responsibility for driving sustainable growth, strengthening customer relationships, and expanding Pavilion’s presence across the gaming industry. She will work closely with the company’s product, operations, and service teams to align customer needs with Pavilion’s broader business and growth strategy.
Beaver joined Pavilion in May 2025 as senior vice president of sales, where she led the company’s brick-and-mortar sales organization and helped strengthen its approach to customer engagement and enterprise growth.
Prior to Pavilion, she led sales and marketing at Passport Technology, where she grew EBITDA substantially over four and a half years, while securing several key enterprise accounts.
“Alyssa has made a significant impact on Pavilion since joining the company, strengthening our sales organization, deepening customer relationships, and bringing a disciplined, collaborative approach to growth,” said Higgins. “As we enter our next phase of growth, expanding Alyssa’s leadership across our revenue organization is a natural progression and an important step forward for Pavilion.”
