Lottery and gaming giant Scientific Games officially appointed Richard Haddrill, former CEO of the recently acquired Bally Technologies, as executive vice chairman of the newly merged company’s board of directors.
The company also announced the appointment of former U.S. District Court Judge Gabrielle McDonald as a director.
“Richard is an extraordinary executive who led Bally to record profits and revenues and has a deep background in growing high-performing companies,” said Scientific Games CEO Gavin Isaacs. “Gabrielle has an internationally renowned record for integrity and fairness, as well as a deep background in law, compliance and international business. Richard and Gabrielle are strong additions to our already outstanding board.”
In his role as executive vice chairman and a member of the board’s Executive and Finance Committee, Haddrill will focus on assisting the company in realizing its business and financial objectives in connection with the integration of Bally, which the company acquired in November Haddrill also will focus on new business development, as well as providing general strategic guidance to Scientific Games’ management.
Haddrill served as Bally’s chief executive from 2004 to 2012, and again from last May until the Scientific Games acquisition. He served on Bally’s board of directors from 2003 until the acquisition, including serving as chairman of the board from 2012 to 2014.
Prior to becoming Bally CEO, Haddrill served as chief executive officer and as a member of the board of directors of Manhattan Associates, Inc., a global leader in software solutions to the supply-chain industry.
In addition to her 11-year stint in the U.S. District Court for the southern district of Texas (1979-1988), McDonald has since 1999 served as special counsel on human rights to Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., a leading international resources company. From 2001 until 2013, McDonald also served as a judge on the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, the Hague, and the Netherlands.
Prior to that, she served six years as a judge on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, and was president of the tribunal from 1997 until 1999. She is a member of the board of directors of the American Arbitration Association.
