{"id":777012243,"date":"2024-01-04T09:52:22","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T12:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777012243"},"modified":"2026-04-22T14:20:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T17:20:44","slug":"hkjc-appoints-gary-delooze-as-executive-director-of-information-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/hkjc-appoints-gary-delooze-as-executive-director-of-information-technology","title":{"rendered":"HKJC appoints Gary Delooze as executive director of information technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Delooze will be a member of the Board of Management and report directly to chief executive officer, Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Hong Kong.- <strong>The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) <\/strong>has announced the appointment of<strong> Gary Delooze<\/strong> as the executive director of information technology, effective January 15, 2024.\u00a0Delooze, set to join the Board of Management, will report directly to the club&#8217;s CEO,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/hk-jockey-club-ceo-elected-president-of-ihsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He will lead the Information Technology division, focusing on aligning IT strategy with business priorities. His responsibilities include IT efficiency, resilience, and innovation in applications and systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the HKJC, Delooze has extensive experience in digital transformation, cloud, agile delivery, and operational resilience. In addition to leading large teams, he has worked on projects in the United Kingdom, the United States, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and Hong Kong. Previous roles include chief information officer at the Co-operative Bank in the UK and chief information officer\/chief technology officer at Nationwide Building Society.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Delooze has also led IT consulting at PwC, Ernst &amp; Young and IBM. He holds a first class honours degree in computer science from the University of Salford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/hkjc-posts-record-turnover\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HKJC posts record turnover<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delooze will be a member of the Board of Management and report directly to chief executive officer, Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777012244,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has appointed Gary Delooze as Executive Director of Information Technology, effective January 15, 2024. Reporting directly to the CEO, Mr. Delooze will spearhead the IT division, focusing on strategic alignment, operational efficiency, resilience, and innovation. His extensive background in digital transformation and cloud technologies is expected to drive the club's technological advancements.","focusai_entities":"Gary Delooze, Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, The Hong Kong Jockey Club, Co-operative Bank, Nationwide Building Society, PwC, Ernst & Young, IBM, University of Salford","focusai_location":"Hong Kong, United Kingdom, United States, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), product_ux (0.7), tech_data (1.0), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"IT Strategy Impact","query":"How might Mr. Delooze's extensive background in digital transformation and cloud technologies influence HKJC's long-term IT strategy and its potential impact on GGR and NGR growth across its gaming verticals?"},{"label":"Operational Resilience Focus","query":"Given the stated emphasis on IT efficiency and resilience, what specific governance frameworks or technological investments might be prioritized to enhance the operational stability and security of HKJC's B2C platforms?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[22317],"class_list":["post-777012243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-hong-kong-jockey-club"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777012243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777012243"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777012243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777012247,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777012243\/revisions\/777012247"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777012244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777012243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777012243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777012243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}