Scientific Games Friday announced that Matt Lynch will be its new president of digital. Digital and technology leader Steve Beason will assume the role of chief innovation officer
Lynch joins the Scientific Games’ executive leadership team, with more than 20 years of digital leadership at Amazon, Samsung, Symantec and Firework. He spent eight years at Amazon scaling several product categories into $1 billion-plus businesses, most recently serving as chief operating officer for online entertainment content.
Beason’s career spans four decades in the lottery and gaming industry. In his new role, he will expand the digital platform innovations he has spearheaded across the company’s full suite of products.
“Thanks to the amazing work of our existing teams, our digital business is expanding rapidly with active ilottery launches around the world,” said Scientific Games CEO Pat McHugh in a statement. “The addition of an executive with Matt’s credentials continues Scientific Games’ investment in scaling our business to meet our growth plans and innovation roadmaps.
“Steve’s focus on technical innovation will continue to advance our industry-leading platforms to meet lotteries’ evolving needs into the future.”
Lynch has held leadership positions including head of direct-to-consumer for e-commerce start-up Firework; senior VP of digital shopping experience at grocery retailer Albertson’s; president and chief operating officer for Samsung SmartThings; and senior VP of global e-commerce, consumer pricing & analytics at Symantec, a cybersecurity company.
“Matt has an impressive track record in scaling digital businesses. In addition to his strong product orientation, he has broad business acumen and a reputation for being a strategic, quant-based big thinker,” McHugh said. “He brings a vision to his work and creates strong organizational cultures. We look forward to the many talents Matt will add to our highly experienced global digital teams.”
