Respected industry figure Simon McCarthy has joined Gauselmann Group subsidiary Betcom Games as managing director with immediate effect.
Simon started his career in the industry within JPM then as sales director of Astra Games, before joining Ainsworth UK and then JPM International as sales and marketing director, a position he held for almost seven years, more recently forming 24 Seven Gaming in 2013.
“We are very pleased to welcome Simon to head up Betcom, a division of the company which has grown to be one of the major players in the UK analogue Category C sector,” said Sascha Blodau, general manager of Gauselmann UK. “He has the perfect set of skills to take Betcom even further in the future.”
“I am thrilled to take on this new challenge and to join one of the biggest gaming groups in the world,” said McCarthy. “Betcom has some fantastic product and I feel confident that I can grow their market share.”
