{"id":28047,"date":"2022-03-14T09:31:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T12:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=28047"},"modified":"2026-04-23T10:32:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:32:57","slug":"appointments-and-promotions-at-bmm-testlabs-in-australia-and-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/appointments-and-promotions-at-bmm-testlabs-in-australia-and-asia","title":{"rendered":"Appointments and promotions at BMM Testlabs in Australia and Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>BMM Testlabs has promoted Yi Miin Heng to Client Services Manager for Asia while its Australian unit appointed Paul Petrella to Compliance Manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Press release.-\u00a0BMM Testlabs, the world\u2019s original gaming test lab and product certification consultancy announced that Yi Miin Heng has been promoted to the position of\u00a0<strong>Client Services Manager in Asia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kirk White, EVP and General Manager APAC &amp; AF, commented<\/strong>, \u201cI\u2019m very pleased to promote Yi Miin Heng into this Client Services role to support our customers in the region. Yi Miin has over 12 years of experience on our technical services teams in Asia and Australia, covering both land-based and iGaming market segments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYi Miin understands the value of a working partnership with our customers, providing on-time certifications and great market intelligence support for international expansion. We look forward to seeing him excel in this role.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/Yi-Miin-Heng-900x543.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28049\" width=\"591\" height=\"355\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yi Miin Heng, Client Services Manager, Asia, added<\/strong>, \u201cthis is a great opportunity for me to share my wealth of knowledge in technical compliance and market access requirements, both locally and internationally, with our many customers across Asia. I\u2019m very excited to be using my specialized skills to support and guide our customers, and to help them achieve smooth product certifications and market transfer processes to any market they request.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heng joined BMM in 2014 as Team Leader, PSD, before accepting the Client Services Manager role, where he will report to the Executive Vice President in Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BMM Australia appoints Paul Petrella to compliance manager<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The company also announced that Paul Petrella has been promoted to the position of<strong>&nbsp;Compliance Manager in Australia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kirk White, EVP and General Manager APAC &amp; AF, commented,<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cwe are excited to have Paul Petrella taking on this extra responsibility for our organization, adding to his existing duties as Senior Group Manager of Wagering Systems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPaul has been a valued BMM employee for over 20 years and is well-equipped for this role with his technical experience covering gaming machines, online gaming, monitoring and jackpot systems, wagering, sports betting, and lottery systems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/Paul-Petrella.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28050\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Paul Petrella, SGM &amp; Compliance Manager<\/strong>, added: \u201cI\u2019m delighted to be adding this role to my responsibilities for BMM Australia! We see this as a critical and high-value role internally and externally, supporting our regulators and customers alike.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWorking in several of BMM\u2019s global offices has provided me with&nbsp;<strong>extensive technical and compliance knowledge, covering local and international markets<\/strong>. I look forward to sharing this knowledge to ensure BMM continues to be the best and most-knowledgeable independent testlab service in the market.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Petrella rejoined BMM in 2013 as Group Manager, before accepting a Senior Group Manager of Wagering Systems role and now the Compliance Manager role, where he will report to the Executive Vice President in Australia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BMM Testlabs has promoted Yi Miin Heng to Client Services Manager for Asia while its Australian unit appointed Paul Petrella to Compliance Manager.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":28048,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":true,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"BMM Testlabs has announced two key promotions: Yi Miin Heng to Client Services Manager for Asia and Paul Petrella to Compliance Manager for Australia. 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