LONDON, April 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- International
Game Technology PLC (NYSE:IGT) ("IGT") announced the appointment of
Fabio Celadon as Senior Vice
President, Gaming Portfolio. Reporting to IGT PLC CEO Marco Sala, he will be responsible for five
primary areas within IGT's Gaming organization: technological
advancements and market and competitive trends; global research,
development, and delivery consolidation, and related allocation of
budgets and resources; content portfolio evolution; hardware and
content roadmaps consolidation and execution; and product
performance and results.
"Fabio brings more than 15 years of global gaming experience
and expertise working in various management capacities at IGT and
its legacy companies," said IGT PLC CEO Marco Sala. "His operational
experience, coupled with his global perspective and in-depth
knowledge of the gaming industry having overseen the Strategy,
Competitive Intelligence, and Mergers & Acquisitions
organizations for the Company, makes him ideally suited to lead the
Gaming Portfolio group for IGT."
Mr. Celadon most recently served as Managing Director, IGT
Greater China and Senior Vice President, IGT International. In this
role, he was responsible for managing IGT's business and operations
across lotteries, video lotteries, sports betting and interactive,
and mobile gaming in Greater
China. He was also responsible for the strategic development
of IGT's business in Greater
China, India, and
Japan.
During his tenure with IGT and its predecessor companies, Mr.
Celadon served as Senior Vice President of Group Strategy and
Corporate Development for GTECH S.p.A., where he was responsible
for evaluating strategic growth initiatives and mergers and
acquisitions.
In addition, he has held several strategy, corporate
development, and finance positions including CFO of Lottomatica
from 2002 to 2004. Following the acquisition of GTECH by
Lottomatica, he relocated to the U.S. where he held the position of
GTECH Vice President of New Market Development.
Prior to joining Lottomatica, Mr. Celadon was a partner with
Atlantis Capital Partners, a private equity firm, and prior to
that, he worked for Morgan Stanley in London in the mergers and acquisitions
department. He holds a Law Degree from LUISS Guido Carli University
in Rome and an MBA from
Columbia Business School in
New York. He and his family will
be relocating to Las Vegas,
Nevada.
About IGT
IGT (NYSE:IGT) is the global leader in
gaming. We enable players to experience their favorite games across
all channels and regulated segments, from Gaming Machines and
Lotteries to Interactive and Social Gaming. Leveraging a wealth of
premium content, substantial investment in innovation, in-depth
customer intelligence, operational expertise and leading-edge
technology, our gaming solutions anticipate the demands of
consumers wherever they decide to play. We have a well-established
local presence and relationships with governments and regulators in
more than 100 countries around the world, and create value by
adhering to the highest standards of service, integrity, and
responsibility. IGT has over 12,000 employees. For more
information, please visit www.IGT.com.
Contact:
Robert K.
Vincent, Corporate Communications, toll free in
U.S./Canada (844) IGT-7452;
outside U.S./Canada (401)
392-7452
James Hurley, Investor Relations,
(401) 392-7190
Simone Cantagallo, (+39) 06
51899030; for Italian media inquiries
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