Bally Technologies has appointed Michael McNee and Ron Jeffrey to help lead its return to the Australian and New Zealand gaming markets.

McNee will take up the role of managing director of Bally Australia, while Jeffrey will serve as sales manager for Bally Australia. Both will be based at Bally’s new regional office in Sydney, New South Wales.

"We couldn’t be more pleased that longtime gaming industry experts and my former colleagues Michael McNee and Ron Jeffrey have agreed to help lead Bally’s advance into Australia and New Zealand," said Gavin Isaacs, Bally’s chief operating officer. "Michael and Ron will be teaming up with Cath Burns, vice president and managing director of Bally Asia-Pacific, who is also an Australian. This experienced teams’ understanding of the gaming market in Australia and New Zealand ensures that we will hit the ground running as we introduce our award-winning portfolio of industry-leading games and systems technology to Australia."