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US – Intralot announces Fernando Ors Villarejo as its new President of Sports Betting in the US
By Phil - 11 December 2018
Intralot has confirmed the appointment of Fernando Ors Villarejo as the new President of Sports Betting in the US.
Intralot Group CEO Antonios Kerastaris said: “It is my great pleasure to extend a warm welcome to Fernando. In the new era of Sports Betting in the USA, Fernando will be our key person for opening up this immense new opportunity for Intralot, with end to end responsibility on the Sports Betting product and operations in the USA. Sports Betting in the US in the post PASPA era is a major source of potential future revenue and profits for Intralot and we intend to dedicate considerable amount of effort and resources to turn this opportunity into a great success for our company.”
Mr. Villarejo is joining Intralot with over 20 years of experience in international development and over 15 years in the digital businesses. Founder of Savia Consulting, he is a former member of the Chairman’s Office and CDO at multinational sports betting and gaming corporation Codere Group. His tenure there has been marked by a ten-fold increase in revenues and profits in the ten years prior to a successful IPO. Additionally Fernando has been a member of the board and has held a C level or executive position at Codere Interactiva, GreenPlay (TV Azteca), CDR Technology Network, Formula Giochi, BASA and Groupe Promodès (currently Carrefour). Before holding these positions, he was a strategy consultant at then Andersen Consulting, currently Accenture.
He holds a double major degree in Business Administration and Economics. He also has an MBA from IESE Business School, a Master in Finance from CEF and another Master in Corporate Coaching from Colorado University.
