Nigel Birrell

Nigel Birrell is a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Board. He works with the Executive Directors on deal origination and structuring. He has extensive public company experience and expertise in the gaming, media and insurance sectors.

Mr. Birrell was until recently Group Director on the Executive Board at bwin.party digital entertainment plc, the world’s leading listed on-line gaming business, where he was responsible for all its mergers and acquisitions, business development and managing its investment portfolio. While at bwin.party Mr. Birrell led the acquisitions of Gamebookers, Empire On-line and IOG’s casino operations, Cashcade, the World Poker Tour and Orneon. He was instrumental in devising, negotiating and transacting the merger between PartyGaming and Bwin.party, the largest online gaming deal in history. He has also led all its disposals including Ongame’s sale to Amaya. Prior to bwin.party, Mr. Birrell was a director of the FTSE 250 media group HIT Entertainment. He also worked as an investment banker with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and Dresdner Kleinwort Benson. Since leaving bwin.party Mr Birrell has served on the Board of LottoLand Limited, a Gibraltar regulated fast growing gaming group as its Managing Director. He is also a Director of Delta Management Limited and is a Non-Executive Director of Southern Rock Insurance Company Limited.

Mr. Birrell holds a LLB in Law from the University of London (Queen Mary College) and qualified as a solicitor of the Supreme Court.