Amaya Welcomes George Sweny and Chris Lewis
The Amaya Gaming Group Inc. has announced that it has appointed a new advisor to its board of directors, along with a new Vice President of Strategic Affairs.
New Advisor to the Board at Amaya
Chris D. Lewis, the former Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is now an advisor to the Amaya Board of Directors. He will be working with other experts on Amaya's compliance committee. Mr. Lewis will be joining another well-known advisor at Amaya, Ben Soave. Mr. Soave joined the team in 2012 after retiring from the position of Chief Superintendent of the RCMP.
George Sweny is New Strategic Ventures VP
George Sweny is the new Vice President of Strategic Ventures at Amaya. Mr. Sweny is a member of the Board of Directors of Canada's Responsible Gambling Council. He has also sat on the North American State Provincial Lotteries Association Board of Directors. Mr. Sweny has held a number of executive positions in the Canadian gambling world, along with his most recent position as the Chief Strategy Office for the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario.
Amaya CEO David Baazov Comments
David Baazov, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Amaya has welcomed George Sweny and Chris Lewis to the team. In a statement, Mr. Baazov explained the importance of both Mr. Lewis and Mr. Sweny for Amaya.
Mr. Baazov said: "We're extremely honoured to benefit from the experience and expertise of Mr. Lewis and Mr. Sweny. As a company operating in a heavily regulated industry, Mr. Lewis's experience will ensure we continue to lead the way in security processes and procedures as well as integrity, which are of crucial importance to our customers, as well as governments and industry partners. Additionally, Mr. Sweny has extensive gaming industry experience in both the public and private sector and will ensure we maintain the highest standards in responsible gaming."
About Amaya Gaming
After a relatively recent acquisition, Amaya Gaming Group Inc. now owns the Rational Group. In turn, the Rational Group owns well-known poker brands such as PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, along with various poker tours such as the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, the Latin American Poker Tour, the Asia Pacific Poker Tour, and the European Poker Tour.
Since Amaya acquired the Rational Group, the company now owns the biggest poker business worldwide. The range of this poker business includes online gaming, along with live poker tournaments.
