888 names Itai Frieberger as CEO
Operator promotes COO to top job as former boss Brian Mattingley becomes non-executive chairmanÂ
888 has named Itai Frieberger as its new CEO in a long-awaited shake-up which sees former boss Brian Mattingley move into a non-exec chairman role. [private]
Frieberger became COO in 2011 and has been effectively in charge of the day-to-day running of the business since former Mattingley stepped down in May last year.
Mattingley said Frieberger had played a âvital partâ in 888âs success to date and has a âunique market insightâ and the experience to lead the firm into its next chapter.
âItai is admired throughout the online gaming industry and has been instrumental in the companyâs development in recent years,â Mattingley said.
âHe is therefore, without doubt, the natural choice to take 888 further forward in the rapidly growing online gaming market,â he added.
Frieberger said it was âan honourâ to be appointed as CEO and that he looked forward to building on the firmâs success in recent months.