Jamie Odell Chief Executive Officer
| Jamie Odell was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Aristocrat Leisure Limited effective 1 February, 2009. Jamie’s appointment received regulatory approval on 13 May, 2009.
Prior to his appointment, Jamie was Managing Director of Foster’s in the Australian and Asia Pacific region with responsibility for the sales and marketing of Foster’s extensive portfolio of beer, wine, spirits and other alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Before joining Foster’s, Jamie was Regional Vice President (Asia Pacific) Allied Domecq Duty Free, responsible for sales through travel-related channels in Asia and Australasia. Jamie also held a number of roles with Allied Domecq including Managing Director of URM Brands in the UK and Managing Director of Tetley Australia.
Jamie Odell holds an MBA from the University of Sussex, UK.
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Toni Korsanos Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary
| Toni Korsanos was appointed Chief Financial Officer in July 2009, after joining Aristocrat in 2007 as General Manager, Group Finance.
Toni has almost 20 years’ experience in financial and general management at leading companies including Kellogg’s and Goodman Fielder Ltd. Immediately prior to joining Aristocrat, Toni was Senior Commercial Finance Manager – Business Support at Kellogg’s Australia / New Zealand. Toni also spent seven years with Coopers & Lybrand, Sydney in senior audit roles.
Toni holds a Bachelor of Economics (Accounting & Finance) from Macquarie University, and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. |
Trevor Croker Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand
| Trevor Croker joined Aristocrat as MD, Australia and New Zealand in October 2009.
Trevor has significant experience building high performance sales organizations, most recently as Sales Director of Carlton & United Breweries. Trevor has also held sales transformation and leadership roles within Foster’s Australia and Beringer Blass Wine Estates, in addition to a number of national and regional sales management positions.
Trevor holds a Graduate Diploma in Management from the University of New South Wales and an Associate Diploma Sports Administration from Griffith University. |
Jason Walbridge Chief Supply Officer
| Jason Walbridge was appointed Chief Supply Officer effective July 2011, having joined the company in 1997.
Jason was previously Senior Vice President Design & Development, Integration and Services in the Aristocrat Americas business and has held a number of other roles within Aristocrat in the Americas and New Zealand. Prior to joining the business Jason was a management consult for Ernst & Young New Zealand and Impac Australia after serving as a commissioned officer in the New Zealand Army in a variety of operational leadership roles around the world.
Jason holds a Masters in Business Administration (International Management) from the Auckland Institute of Studies. |
Warren Jowett Managing Director, Japan and Asia Pacific
| Warren Jowett was appointed MD EMEA, Asia Pacific and Japan in July 2009, having held a number of senior business leadership roles since joining Aristocrat in the mid 1980s.
Warren was appointed Executive General Manager of Aristocrat’s Australian business operations in early 2002. In 2003 Warren also took on responsibility for the Asia Pacific region and the Australian Integration Centre. In 2008 Warren’s role was expanded to include the Japanese region.
Warren has completed Executive Management studies at Macquarie University’s Graduate School of Management. |
Nick Khin President, Aristocrat Americas and EMEA
| Nick Khin was appointed President, Aristocrat Americas in October 2008, having joined the business in 2002.
Nick was previously Executive General Manager of Aristocrat’s Europe, Middle East & Africa region. Prior to joining the business, Nick held a number of senior finance positions at NCR Corporation based in The Netherlands and the UK, and AT&T in Europe and New Zealand.
Nick holds a Masters degree in Commerce (Hos), majoring in Accounting and Commercial law, from Auckland University. |
Rich Schneider Chief Product Officer
| Rich Schneider joined Aristocrat Leisure Limited as Chief Product Officer on 28 July 2011.
Rich brings with him more than twenty years of experience creating and delivering system and game products to the casino industry in the US, serving most recently as the CEO of Walker Digital Table Systems. Rich has also served as COO of Acres Gaming, VP of Game Engineering at Casino Data Systems and in a number of lead role positions in IGT’s system and game development/product management organizations.
Rich was also a founding member of the Gaming Standards Association and was Chairman for 3 years.
Rich has a Bachelor of Science (Engineering) from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. |
Sam Nickless Managing Director, Emerging Businesses & Strategy
| Sam Nickless was appointed Managing Director, Emerging Businesses and Strategy in December 2010, responsible for Aristocrat’s lotteries, internet gaming and content licensing businesses and oversight of the Group’s strategic direction.
Prior to this Sam held the role of Business Transformation Director, responsible for leading strategic change programs at Aristocrat. He was previously at the National Australia Bank as General Manager of Strategy and Business Development and later General Manager, Cards & Personal Loans. Sam was also a partner of McKinsey & Company where he spent 10 years in Australia and the US, working with clients across a broad range of industries.
Sam has Economics and Law (Honours) degrees from the University of Adelaide and a Bachelor of Civil Law from the University of Oxford. |
Julius Patta Chief Technology Officer
| Julius Patta commenced as Chief Technology Officer in October 2009.
Julius has extensive hands-on experience in software engineering, game design and development and has led a number of leading edge gaming operations and technology businesses in North America, Australia and Europe. Immediately prior to joining Aristocrat, Julius was CEO of Slovenske Loterie and the gaming technology developer Tornado Systems.
Julius holds a Diploma in Financial Strategy and a Certificate of Management Studies from the Said School of Business, Oxford University. He has also completed the Advanced Management Program at Templeton College, Oxford University. |
Tony Weston Chief Human Resources Officer
| Tony Weston joined Aristocrat as Chief Human Resources Officer in July 2009.
Prior to his appointment at Aristocrat, Tony led HR for the major retailer Kmart, part of the Wesfarmers’ business. Tony has also held operational HR leadership roles in Foster’s Group and Mayne Nickless. Tony has more than 20 years’ experience across a number of industries, and has worked in the US and Australia.
Tony holds a Bachelor of Business (Human Resources Management) from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. |