888 Holdings has formally appointed Itai Frieberger as chief executive officer with immediate effect having served as chief operating officer of 888 since 1 April 2011 and as a member of the Board since 13 May 2015.
Brian Mattingley, executive chairman of 888 since 13 May 2015, will continue to lead the Board as non-executive chairman of 888 also with immediate effect.
“Itai has played a vital part in 888’s success to date and has unique market insight and experience to lead the next chapter in 888’s progress,” Mattingley commented. “Itai is admired throughout the online gaming industry and has been instrumental in the Company’s development in recent years. He is therefore, without doubt, the natural choice to take 888 further forward in the rapidly growing online gaming market.”