NEW HIRE William Hill has announced that Ashley Highfield will join the United Kingdom-based bookmaker’s board as a non-executive director on Nov. 17.
Currently the chief executive of Project Kangaroo, a three-way joint venture among the BBC, ITV and Channel 4, Mr. Highfield has previous experience as a director at the BBC of new media and technology. Additionally he served on the BBC’s executive and management boards.
“His wide-ranging experience and knowledge of the digital world will be a real asset to the company and our online platforms, bringing an even deeper understanding of existing and emerging technologies, and an expert and realistic sense of what can be achieved in this area,” said Charles Scott, chairman of William Hill.
AIG UPDATE Registration for the Asian i-Gaming Congress & Expo has commenced. The seventh annual conference will take place Feb. 24-26 at the Venetian in Macau.
The speakers list features Mike Falconer, chief executive of Bettorlogic, Paul Barnes, chief executive of Devilfish Gaming, and Andrew Beveridge, chief executive of eCOGRA among many others. For a complete list of confirmed speakers click here.
AiG 2009 will also include two pre-conference seminars on mobile gaming and online marketing. For more information, click here.
LOOKING Since Google revised its United Kingdom policy in mid October, Betfair has become one of the first gambling firms looking to hire an agency to handle its Google advertising campaign, reports Brand Republic.
According to the online marketing publication, Betfair has “approached a number of agencies to run its paid search account.”
NEGATIVE OUTLOOK On Tuesday, Moody’s Investors Service affirmed the B1 Corporate Family Rating of Codere S.A. and also noted that it has changed the outlook from stable to negative.
The change came after the announcement that the Martinez Sampedro family, who holds a 71 percent stake in the company, deferred payment to former shareholders, the Franco family.
According to a prepared statement, Moody’s believes the missed payment could trigger a sale of the Martinez Sampedro family’s shares.
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