Management Changes at PaddyPower

Tuesday December 09,2014 : MANAGEMENT SHUFFLE AT PADDY POWER

Strategic emphasis on customer and product

Andy McCue, chief executive designate for Irish gaming firm Paddy Power announced three senior management appointments Tuesday effective January 1, 2015.

Peter O’Donovan has been appointed chief product officer in a newly created position that will link the technology and product development teams across Paddy Power and Cayetano in Bulgaria.

He will also oversee the technology department of Sportsbet Australia and will coordinate global product innovation.

Paddy Power Online has a new managing director in Johnny Hartnett whose responsibility covers paddypower.com,  paddypower.it, Dial-a-Bet and Customer Operations. 

Hartnett is currently Director of Operations at Paddy Power and was previously COO in Sportsbet, prior to which he served as Head of Sports Risk & Trading in Paddy Power.
 
Christian Woolfenden has been appointed managing director Retail (UK & Ireland) moving from his current position of global marketing director.  The company will appointed a new marketing director in due course.
 
 Andy McCue, Chief Executive Designate, commented:
 
"These appointments reflect a strategic emphasis on customer and product.  I am delighted to be filling these positions with high calibre individuals with a proven track record of success in the Group."

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