Srini Raghavan has been named as head of Bally Technologies’ games and systems activities in the Asia Pacific region. This is in addition to his continued role as Vice President & Managing Director of Bally’s development centres in India and managing systems operations in South Africa.
Bally has also announced that Kurt Gissane has been promoted to Managing Director of Asia Pacific, based in Macau, to manage the day-to-day business operations and customer relationships.
The changes follow the departure of Cath Burns, Bally’s previous Managing Director of Asia Pacific. She recently left the company for another career opportunity after six years of service.
“We are thrilled to see Srini and Kurt step into these roles leading our Asia Pacific operations,” said Richard M. Haddrill, Bally’s Chief Executive Officer. “Srini has in-depth operational management experience and a strong knowledge of our technology solutions, while Kurt brings nearly 12 years of gaming industry experience and a solid background in sales, business development, and marketing. Moreover, Kurt has been overseeing many of the day-to-day functions in our Macau office for the past two years, and has knowledge of the region and our customers that will be invaluable in continuing to drive Bally’s growth in Asia-Pacific.”
Mr Raghavan joined Bally Technologies in 2005 as Managing Director for the company’s India operations. He was responsible for establishing Bally’s India Development Center and recruiting the initial core team. He has overseen that operation’s growth to nearly 1,000 full-time employees today. He has also led the delivery of various product releases across games, systems, and information systems; and established the company’s systems sales and support operations in South Africa.
Before joining Bally, Mr Raghavan served nearly four years as Vice President and Managing Director of Manhattan Associates India, a company serving the multinational supply chain industry. During his career he also held the role of General Manager of Analog Devices Lab in IIT Madras, a US-based digital-signal processing company. Mr Raghavan earned a degree in economics from Delhi University and a diploma in management.
