Skill Gaming Challenge For Owen O'Donnell

Published: Saturday, February 18, 2006 Online-Casinos.com

SKILL GAMING CHALLENGE FOR OWEN O'DONNELL

Top skill gaming post for ex-Betfair money man

Remember Owen O'Donnell? He was the top financial man at Betfair between 2003 and 2005 before being replaced - to the surprise of many - and moving on to pastures greener, in the shape of King.com, an Internet skill gaming outfit.

Owen O'Donnell has just been appointed chief financial officer at King.com, a post for which he is well qualified by training and experience, having worked in senior management positions for the Financial Times, A.C. Neilsen and Pearson plc before his move to Betfair in 2003.

He is widely attributed with doing much of the groundwork to support that business at a key stage of its development including reorganising the corporate structure, implementing financial planning and reporting systems and strengthening the control environment to help further growth.