Sports betting operator WynnBet has named Ian Williams as the president of its interactive division Wynn Interactive.
Williams will now be tasked with overseeing Wynn Interactive’s global day to day operations.
Williams joined WynnBet as chief operating officer back in October on the back of 20 years experience in the industry.
Prior to joining WynnBet, Williams served as Churchill Downs Incorporated’s (CDI) president of online gaming for five years, where he helped grow the operator’s interactive business
In addition to having 17 years’ experience of C-level roles across the US, Williams also founded sports data company Thistle Gaming, and spent 18 months as head of affiliates at William Hill.
Wynn Resorts recently announced that CEO Matt Maddox was stepping down from his role in 2022, with Wynn Interactive CEO and group chief officer Craig Billings named his replacement.
This coincided with the cancellation of Wynn Interactive’s merger with Austerlitz Acquisition Corporation..