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The Board of Directors is responsible for PartyGaming's system of corporate governance and is accountable to shareholders for the Group's activities, strategy and financial performance.

PartyGaming has a strong and experienced management team, including significant experience in the online gaming industry, the leisure and entertainment sector, information technology, payment processing, media and e-commerce.

The current structure of the PartyGaming Board of Directors consists of an appropriate balance of Executive Directors and non-Executive Directors as follows:

Michael Jackson: Chairman

Michael Jackson joined the Group in March 2005 and became Chairman of PartyGaming in May 2005. Until he stepped down on 1 August 2006, Michael was the Chairman of the FTSE 100 software group, The Sage Group Plc, which, during his time as a director, grew from a capitalisation of £1 million in 1983 to over £3 billion. Mr Jackson is also Chairman of the venture capital and investment company, Elderstreet Investments Limited, which he founded prior to its acquisition by Dresdner Kleinwort Capital in 2000 and subsequent sale back to management in 2003. Mr Jackson is also a director and investor in a number of quoted and unquoted companies, including Computer Software Group plc, Mediasurface plc, Planit Holdings plc, Netstore plc and Micromuse, Inc. Mr Jackson holds an MA in law from Cambridge University and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Coopers & Lybrand before spending five years in marketing for various US multi-national companies.

Mitchell Garber: Chief Executive Officer

 

Mitchell Garber joined PartyGaming in April 2006. Before joining the Group, Mr Garber was CEO of Optimal Payments Inc, a conventional payment processing subsidiary of Nasdaq listed Optimal Group Inc. He oversaw the spinout of FireOne plc, from Optimal becoming its Chairman at its listing on AIM in June 2005, while simultaneously maintaining his executive roles at Optimal. Mr Garber was also President and CEO of Terra Payments Inc., which was listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, before he oversaw the successful merger of the company with Optimal Group in April 2004.

A graduate of McGill University in Montreal and of the University of Ottawa, Mr Garber is a qualified attorney and from 1990 to 1999 developed the first gaming law practice in Canada whilst at Lazarus, Charbonneau, Attorneys, a Montreal-based law firm. He advised several leading US casino operators and equipment suppliers, including MGM Grand, Caesars, Hilton, and International Game Technology. He has also advised governments on legislative and regulatory frameworks, sits on the Editorial Board of the Gaming Law Review and is a member of the International Association of Gaming Attorneys.

Martin Weigold: Group Finance Director

Martin Weigold joined PartyGaming in January, 2005. Prior to joining the Group, Mr Weigold was the chief financial officer of Jetix Europe NV, formerly Fox Kids Europe NV, for five years from its flotation on Euronext in 1999. During the time Mr Weigold was chief financial officer for Jetix Europe NV, the company grew substantially to revenues of approximately $165 million, EBITDA of $51 million and 38 million subscribers across 58 countries and a market capitalisation of over $1.45 billion. Before holding this position, he was the vice president of finance of Walt Disney Television International for four years and, previously, he was an assistant director of Guinness Mahon Development Capital for six years following a three-year period as a management consultant with Arthur Andersen. Mr Weigold holds a BSc in economics and accounting from Bristol University and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales

Tim Bristow: Non-Executive Director

Tim Bristow joined PartyGaming as an Independent Non-Executive Director in May 2007. Mr Bristow is the Chief Executive Officer of Gibtelecom, Gibraltar’s primary telecommunications provider. His other directorships include AquaGib, a Northumbrian Water Group Plc subsidiary, and the Gibraltar Electricity Authority. Previously, Mr Bristow served as the Gibraltar Government’s Financial and Development Secretary and has sat on the Board of associate companies in the Verizon Communications, British Telecom and Suez groups. Mr Bristow is a chartered accountant and was formally a director at the National Audit Office, London and Private Secretary to the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Rod Perry: Non-Executive Director

Rod Perry joined the Group in April 2005 and became a Non-Executive Director of PartyGaming in May 2005. Mr Perry has been an executive director at 3i Group plc, latterly responsible for venture capital investment activities worldwide. He joined 3i in 1985 as an industrial adviser and became head of Information Systems in 1989. Mr Perry was appointed to the executive committee in 1996 with responsibility for group services and later Asia Pacific investment.

Lord Moonie: Non-Executive Director

Lord Moonie joined the Group in December 2007 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. Lord Moonie became a Life Peer in 2005 after being the Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy between 1987 and April 2005. He had responsibility for science and technology when he was Parliamentary Under Secretary for State at the Ministry of Defence between January 2000 and June 2003. Before becoming an MP, he studied medicine and was a consultant in public health medicine, a senior medical adviser and clinical pharmacologist in the pharmaceutical industry.

Stephen Box: Non-Executive Director

Stephen Box joined the Group in December 2007 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. Stephen is a qualified chartered accountant and worked for Coopers & Lybrand for more than 25 years, of which he spent 15 years as a corporate finance partner. He is currently the senior independent director and chair of the audit committee of Michael Page International plc. He is also non-executive director of Thames Water Utilities Limited and Wales & West Utilities Limited and a member of the Financial Reporting Review Panel. From August 1997 to October 2002 he was Finance Director of National Grid, a FTSE 100 company.

John Davy: Non-Executive Director

John Davy joined the Group in December 2007 as a Non-Executive Director. John has created and built a series of successful businesses during the last 25 years. He co-owned and developed Jongleurs Comedy Clubs before selling the UK franchise in August 2000. He remains non-executive Chairman of Jongleurs Comedy Limited, a diversified leisure business whose interests include television and corporate hospitality and is chairman of Mentor Inns LLP and Lombard Asset Management Ltd.

Emilio Gomez: Non-Executive Director

Emilio Gomez joined the Group in December 2007 as a Non-Executive Director. Emilio is a chartered certified accountant and until he retired in June 2007 he was joint senior partner of Baker Tilly Gibraltar. Formerly he was senior partner at KPMG Gibraltar, Chairman of the Gibraltar Insurance Association, and President of the Gibraltar Society of Chartered and Certified Accountancy Bodies. He is currently Chairman of the Gibraltar Finance Centre Council.

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