GAN announces leadership transition

CEO Dermot Smurfit will be replaced by Seamus McGill on an interim basis.

US.- The igaming operator and supplier GAN Limited has announced that its board of directors has accepted the resignation of Dermot Smurfit from his position as chief executive officer and as a director of the company and its subsidiaries. GAN has named Seamus McGill, the current chairman of the board, as interim chief executive officer.

McGill has 25 years of experience in gaming and technology. he joined GAN’s board in April 2014. Previously, he was president of JOINGO, a mobile software company. He spent five years at Aristocrat Technologies as chief operating officer and was president of Cyberview Technology, and he held senior positions at WMS Gaming. He started his career in gaming with Mikohn Gaming Corporation. Prior to moving to the US, he worked in Japan and Singapore.

McGill commented: “On behalf of the entire board and GAN team, I want to extend our appreciation to Dermot for his commitment to the Company since joining twenty years ago. Under Mr. Smurfit’s leadership, GAN experienced many great accomplishments and reached numerous milestones as a Company.

“Having served on the board since 2014, I have a deep understanding of the company, our talented teams, and our market position. I am honored to assume leadership of all of the company’s executive functions and have been heavily involved in our ongoing strategic review process. We will continue to evaluate the indications of interest that we have received and will work to optimize the process and its outcome for shareholders in due course.”