Intralot Names U.S. Chief

The Intralot Group has named John R. Donahue, a veteran executive of casino suppliers including Scientific Games and IGT, as CEO of its U.S. subsidiary, Intralot Inc.

Greek-based gaming solutions provider Intralot Group has named John R. Donahue as CEO of its U.S. venture Intralot Inc.

Before coming to Intralot, Donahue worked for 10 years as managing director of the International Systems Division at Scientific Games and previously as international sales director and Northern Europe sales and operations vice president for IGT (GTECH Dreamport) and CEO of Sirius Gaming LLC.

Intralot Group CEO Antonios I. Kerastaris said, “I am thrilled to welcome John as CEO of Intralot Inc. His proven record of achievement and the breadth of his strategic horizon and thinking will be an amazing addition and asset for Intralot’s presence and business growth in North America, which currently presents enormous opportunities for modernizing lotteries in a digital world. I look forward working with him.”

Donahue added, “I am very excited to join a very innovative company like Intralot and I am very impressed by their accomplishments in the U.S. market. Intralot has a fantastic customer portfolio, and I look forward to building upon these relationships and expanding the business throughout the region.”