{"id":777032296,"date":"2025-09-26T10:33:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T13:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777032296"},"modified":"2026-04-21T18:44:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:44:55","slug":"light-wonder-names-rohan-gallagher-as-evp-global-chief-corporate-affairs-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/light-wonder-names-rohan-gallagher-as-evp-global-chief-corporate-affairs-officer","title":{"rendered":"Light &amp; Wonder names Rohan Gallagher as EVP, global chief corporate affairs officer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Gallagher joins the company from Jarden Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.- <strong>Light &amp; Wonder <\/strong>has announced the appointment of <strong>Rohan Gallagher<\/strong> as executive vice president (EVP), global chief corporate affairs officer. In the newly created role, Gallagher will be based in Sydney and will be responsible for investor relations (IR), environmental, social, and governance (ESG), corporate social responsibility (CSR) and global communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He served at Jarden Group as managing director in the Institutional Equities group, working in leadership roles across sales, research, and corporate broking functions. He also spent approximately four years at Aristocrat as general manager of investor relations and treasury, more than five years at Ampol, previously Caltex, as general manager investor relations and corporate affairs, and 12 years at Credit Suisse Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The appointment comes as Light &amp; Wonder prepares to <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/light-wonder-to-transition-to-sole-asx-listing\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/light-wonder-to-transition-to-sole-asx-listing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">transition to a sole Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listing<\/a>. It will delist from the Nasdaq by the end of November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oliver Chow<\/strong>, chief financial officer at Light &amp; Wonder, said: \u201cAs Light &amp; Wonder transitions to a sole listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), having Rohan\u2019s wealth of experience and leadership in Corporate Affairs will be instrumental for us, both in the Australian market and across the world. I\u2019ve worked with Rohan for many years in different capacities, and his knowledge of the gaming industry and what it takes to succeed, are unparalleled.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rohan Gallagher<\/strong>, EVP, global chief corporate affairs officer at Light &amp; Wonder, commented: \u201cThis is a pivotal moment for Light &amp; Wonder, and I couldn\u2019t be more excited to work with the team to complement the significant work that they have already done across IR, ESG, CSR, and Communications. The company\u2019s legacy of creating the world\u2019s best games, coupled with its desire to further enhance stakeholder engagement, deeply align with my passions and experience. I look forward to amplifying Light &amp; Wonder\u2019s voice, strengthening connections with its communities, and driving meaningful change that supports L&amp;W\u2019s next level of growth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Finance-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/light-wonder-to-transition-to-sole-asx-listing'>Light &amp; Wonder to transition to sole ASX listing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gallagher joins the company from Jarden Group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":218,"featured_media":777026238,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Light & Wonder has appointed Rohan Gallagher as Executive Vice President, Global Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, a newly created role overseeing investor relations, ESG, CSR, and global communications. This strategic hire, based in Sydney, is critical as the company prepares for its sole Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listing, delisting from Nasdaq by November's end. Gallagher's extensive background in capital markets and investor relations is expected to bolster L&W's stakeholder engagement during this pivotal transition.","focusai_entities":"Rohan Gallagher, Light & Wonder, Jarden Group, Aristocrat, Ampol, Caltex, Credit Suisse Australia, Oliver Chow, Nasdaq, Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)","focusai_location":"Australia, Sydney","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.7), compliance_legal (0.7), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"ASX Listing Impact","query":"What specific enhancements to investor engagement and capital market visibility does Light & Wonder anticipate from this appointment, particularly in the context of its sole ASX listing strategy?"},{"label":"ESG Strategy Evolution","query":"How will Rohan Gallagher's leadership evolve Light & Wonder's ESG and CSR frameworks to meet increasing stakeholder expectations and regulatory scrutiny within the global iGaming sector?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,157],"tags":[289],"class_list":["post-777032296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-business-news","tag-australia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777032296","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\/218"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777032296"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777032296\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777032300,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777032296\/revisions\/777032300"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777026238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777032296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777032296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777032296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}