Betfair assigns new Poker Director
Betfair is pleased to announce that Bruce Stubbs has been appointed Director of Poker and will take up the position immediately.
Bruce comes to Betfair having been part of the online poker phenomenon since its infancy and was previously Marketing Director at Paradise Poker.
His most recent role was as Project Manager on Betfair's behalf for the World Series of Poker Europe presented by Betfair.com where he played an instrumental role in the tournament's success. Bruce also played a key behind-the-scenes role in securing Betfair Poker's high profile sponsorship of 19 year-old Norwegian poker pro Annette Obrestad.
Betfair Managing Director Niall Wass said: "This appointment is further evidence that we are taking our online poker business very seriously. Bruce has an impressive pedigree in the space and has already proven that he can deliver results. We look forward to feeling his impact on the development of our poker strategy."
Bruce Stubbs added: "Betfair is a unique organization that I have admired for some time. The brand values that Betfair extols fit with my personal views on how an online gaming site should operate and I think that they put Betfair in a unique position to become a major player in the online poker sector."
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This guy sounds like he knows what he's talking about. Betfair are a massive company so their poker room also ought to be much busier. I look forward to seeing the new product developments. Observor chat would be nice!!!
andy | 22 November 2007