Online Casino Loses Head of Technology
The executive team of any company can either make or break the company’s
long-term success. For Betfair, the loss of the online casino company’s Chief
Technology Officer (CTO) will undoubtedly affect the company in some capacity.
STO Rorie Devine has developed and cultivated the Betfair technology team over
the past nearly five years, but the Devine is leaving the company this month.
Devine brought to the Betfair online casinos his wealth of knowledge in internet
technology. Devine worked with some of the top financial institutions in Europe
before moving into the online gambling industry with his work at Betfair. Over
the past five years, Devine has assisted the internet casinos company is
becoming one of the top brand names in the European betting and gambling
industry.
Betfair has not yet announced a replacement for Devine and according to the
company’s statement, Betfair plans to use a head-hunting agency to find a
suitable replacement for the CTO position. The online casino gambling group’s
CEO David Yu commented on the company’s many developments over the past five
years thanks to Devine’s technology team. Yu observes, “Rorie transformed our
technology team from that of a growing start-up to one which powers one of the
most successful internet businesses.
Devine was also responsible for instituting new policies and procedures within
the online casino betting and gambling company which has proven integral form it
continued success. Yu notes, “He introduced processes and rigour that resulted
in our site becoming more stable, performing better, and having more headroom
than ever. He also led the department through exceptional growth with headcount
tripling and the inclusion of many new products across our portfolio.”
The parting of ways is amicable on both sides and there is no indication at this
point of which company Devine plans to join. According to information from
Devine, he is entertaining several other offers at this point.
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