Amaya names Kyle as new chief financial officer

Amaya has appointed Brian Kyle as its new chief financial officer, effective June 19.

Kyle has spent over 25 years working in senior financial and strategic planning and will succeed Daniel Sebag in his new role at Amaya.

Based at the Amaya facility in Toronto, Canada, Kyle will join the company from Pivot Technology Solutions, where he was also chief financial officer.

Prior to joining Pivot in August of last year, Kyle was a partner and co-founder of specialised asset management firm ALSA Capital.

Kyle previously had a spell as chief financial officer at DH Corporation and also held a number of senior financial positions at various technology, consumer product and manufacturing companies.

“It is a tremendous opportunity to join Amaya at such an exciting time in its evolution; I’m looking forward to getting to work and helping the Amaya team navigate the future,” Kyle said.

Rafi Ashkenazi, chief executive of Amaya, added: “Brian will be a great addition to Amaya’s executive team; he brings a wealth of experience in the capital markets working with technology companies.

“We expect Brian to take our finance and investor relations functions to the next level and deliver great value to our people, customers and shareholders.”

The announcement comes after Amaya recently revealed year-on-year growth across key financial metrics in the opening quarter of the year.

In addition, Amaya has announced plans to change its corporate name to ‘The Stars Group’.

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