Scientific Games announces Doug Albregts as EVP and Team CEO of This gaming division

Scientific Games Corporation recently announced that Doug Albregts will join the business as the EVP and team CEO of their gaming division.   Albregts served as president, CEO of Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, as well as president, CEO and chairman of Sharp Electronics America, where he was responsible for the overall leadership of the Americas $6 billion operating unit consisting of customer products, home appliances, screen devices, energy storage and business/office products   and managing a company of over 2,000 employees. Albregts has also held executive management roles focused on business development in multinational digital technology companies like American Express, NEC and Samsung.

As category CEO of the gaming division, Albregts will oversee Scientific Games’ product development, manufacturing, supply chain and earnings of their organization’s gambling products, systems and services. Albregts will replace Derik Mooberry, who will remain with the company as EVP for strategic projects.

“Given Scientific Games’ varied selection of industry leading products and services, we are very excited that we’ll be attracting Doug’s deep experience handling a broad selection of high-tech businesses and forcing innovation across product lines to lead the gaming division. Doug’s proven success at elite global technology companies will help us lead the industry in innovation and allow us to implement our growth strategies. I also need to acknowledge Derik Mooberry because of his service and leadership at our business and within our sector. We are looking forward to continuing to work together with him,” said Barry Cottle, CEO, SG Interactive and incoming company CEO.

“I’m excited to join Scientific Games as Barry Cottle becomes the new CEO and all SG is likely to continue to lead the business. My passion for driving innovation, promoting operational excellence and executive leadership skills, and experience developing cutting-edge commercial technology will let me hit the floor running, implementing our growth strategies and continuing our momentum as a organization. I anticipate meeting with our customers, comprehending players’ needs, expanding in new and developing markets and forcing growth for our customers and shareholders,” said Albregts.