Ainsworth promotes senior staff in internal restructure of sales and product divisions
The realignment follows months of regulatory scrutiny and aims to enhance service delivery across key markets.
Key points:
– Ainsworth promotes six internal leaders to strengthen its sales, marketing and product strategy
– The company highlights improved focus on customer experience and regional support
– Changes come amid ongoing efforts to stabilise global performance and reinforce industry relationships
Ainsworth Game Technology has announced a broad internal restructure across its sales, marketing and product management functions, appointing six long-serving staff members to senior positions.
In the sales division, Chris Calitri has been promoted to Director of Historical Horse Racing, where he will lead the company’s HHR commercial strategy.
Regional sales leadership will be shared between Gary Fairchild (West) and Jack Valadez (East), both of whom bring over 17 years of gaming industry experience.
Lesley Hodges, an industry veteran with over two decades in marketing, steps in as Senior Director of Marketing, while Jeannette Lima, who has worked in multiple roles at Ainsworth since 2016, becomes Director of Product Management and Strategy.
Good to know: Ainsworth recently reported a $14m H1 profit before tax, driven by a recovery in the Australian market following the launch of its Raptor cabinet
Sean Evans, VP of Sales, Marketing and Product Strategy, said: “We are proud to have so much talent on our team here at Ainsworth and to make these well-deserved internal promotions. These appointments add a new level of focus to each of these areas.”
The restructure comes during a complex period for Ainsworth. In June 2025, the company issued a public statement addressing media reports that linked CEO Harald Neumann and controlling shareholder Novomatic AG to a longstanding Austrian corruption probe. Most of the investigations have since been dropped, with no findings of wrongdoing.
Novomatic, which currently owns 52.9% of Ainsworth, is awaiting shareholder approval for a full acquisition of the company, with a deal expected to finalise by the end of Q2 2025.
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