Interblock Names Stanton Marketing VP

Interblock has named former longtime WMS marketing executive Colleen Stanton Kakavetsis as the company’s new global vice president of marketing.

Luxury e-table supplier Interblock has named Colleen Stanton Kakavetsis as the company’s new global vice president of marketing. Stanton was most recently head of marketing for the gaming division of Scientific Games. She was a longtime vice president of marketing for WMS Gaming before its acquisition by Scientific Games.

With more than 15 years of corporate and agency experience, Stanton brings a diverse marketing background to Interblock, including extensive experience as a global gaming supplier with one of the industry’s leading slot brands.

“We are very pleased to welcome Colleen to the Interblock team,” said Interblock CEO John Connelly. “She developed and continually enhanced a globally recognized brand at WMS, and firmly established that company’s thought-leadership position. We welcome her insights and expertise to build the Interblock brand and to broaden our company’s profile across the more than 130 global jurisdictions we serve.”

Casino Enterprise Management recognized Stanton as a Great Woman of Gaming in 2011. Her team was WMS Team of the Year in 2008, and she received the company’s Above and Beyond Award in 2007.