Ronnie Ferreira recently was named general manager at Merkur Gaming Mexico, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Gauselmann Group. Ferreira brings to his new position more than 15 years of executive experience in gaming industry manufacturing and operations.
In his 15-year gaming industry career, Ferreira has worked in his native Brazil, the U.S., Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia and Mexico. He held positions at the Ritzio Group and served as general manager at the leading Class II manufacturer, Cadillac Jack, from 2007 to 2011. In addition, Ferreira has experience in start-ups, acquisitions and developments of casino industry businesses.
Ferreira is an active member of the Brazilian Association of Gaming and was a co-founder of a leading gaming association in Mexico. He strongly advocates for advocate of effective gaming regulation, emphasizing its positive benefits for tourism, jobs creation and the growth of gaming in the entertainment industry.
Merkur Gaming Americas Chief Executive Charles Hiten said, “Merkur Gaming Mexico is an extremely important part of our overall development and expansion in Latin America. We are now delighted to attract Ronnie Ferreira to head up our team in Mexico City and to direct them to the new success that lies ahead. As a leading Tier One company, Merkur Gaming Mexico deserves no less than a top-class industry professional with an outstanding track record of success. In appointing Ronnie Ferreira we have now brought on board exactly the right person.”
Ferreira added, “I am both pleased and honored to be joining Merkur Gaming Mexico and to be given the responsibility for leading and inspiring what I already know to be an exceptional team. Merkur Gaming is known throughout the gaming industry, in Mexico and worldwide, as the ‘Team that Delivers.’ My challenge is to build even further on that fine reputation as Mexico itself, with new and more effective gaming legislation being prepared, moves on to become even more of a leading light in the Latin American gaming sector.”
