The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has announced the promotion of Michael Fitzsimons to the position of Executive Director, Wagering Products as of 1 September 2022.
Fitzsimons will be a member of the Board of Management and report directly to HKJC Chief Executive Officer, Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges.
As Executive Director, Wagering Products, Fitzsimons will lead and drive HKJC’s wagering business, with responsibility for Horse Racing and Football wagering and the Mark 6 lottery. He will also lead the international commingling business and China Sports Lottery co-operation development.
It is hoped that his “extensive knowledge of sports betting and the application of artificial intelligence to trading” will help sustain the growth and development of its wagering business, the organization said.
Fitzsimons’ promotion comes after he first joined the Club as Director of Trading in February 2021, responsible for leading the Football Trading Department and for contributing to the growth of HKJC’s sports betting business. He had previously spent 20 years in the sports betting industry, with managerial and trading roles in betting companies and syndicates in various territories and covering a wide range of sports.
Fitzsimons holds a Master Degree of Arts in Accounting and Finance from Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, UK.
