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Sportingbet Plc: IT Director (EMEA) promoted to CTO (Europe & Emerging Markets)
16 recommendations for these positions
“Peter is very dedicated to his employees and applies an opendoor policy. Any one who has a question can walk into his office and ask it. He does a great job as a CTO, but also has time to deal with problems facing individuals, and guides them in finding a solution. Great people's person!” June 13, 2007
Sergio Neves Barros, Lead Test Engineer, SportingBet worked indirectly for Peter at Sportingbet Plc
“Peter is a very pleasant person to work with and inspires confidence in his staff. He is honest and upfront and i would have no problem working with him again in the future.” January 11, 2007
Ken Gilmour [ken.gilmour@gmail.com], IT Manager, SportingBet PLC worked indirectly for Peter at Sportingbet Plc
“I have known and worked with Peter in his position as CTO of SportingBet for approximately 18 months.
Peter is doing an excellent job leading the IT department through major structural changes. He is incredibly hard working, energetic, approachable and an extremely good judge of character which has made it easier for everyone to understand and accept the hard yet necessary changes that he is in the process of implementing to transform the IT department into a more efficient, professional and valuable part of SportingBet.
Having worked with a number of CTOs over the past ten years I could not recommend Peter highly enough.” December 27, 2006
Tarig Sinada, developer, Sporting Bet worked indirectly for Peter at Sportingbet Plc
“Peter is a well-organised and perceptive manager, exceptionally well adapted to handle the difficult strategic, tactical and operational issues of large scale e-commerce installations.
He has a sharp focus, methodical approach, balance of judgement and very good grasp of technology which enable him to overcome the routine and deliver long term benefits to his employers and win him respect from the suppliers.” December 12, 2006
Predrag Popovic, Director, Finsoft Ltd. was a consultant or contractor to Peter at Sportingbet Plc
“Sharp sharp sharp! If you're not up for a challenge, stay away.
Terribly funny, even charming occasionally :)
Very good boss to work for, one I've learned many from.
Thanks Peter!” December 12, 2006
Amy Shi, PM, Sportingbet reported to Peter at Sportingbet Plc
“I will always remember Peter for the resourceful, supportive and accommodating way in which he gave of himself to help trouble-shoot IT-related business problems with me. Peter is clearly technically brilliant but also has a highly evolved emotional intelligence - a rare and very effective combination to orchestrate an IT turn-around. For a complex, resource intensive IT operation in dire straits, Peter should be your first port of call.” September 8, 2008
Richard Phillips, Group Head of CRM & Insight, Sportingbet Plc worked indirectly for Peter at Sportingbet Plc
“A thoroughly realistic but strategic manager who excuded a lot of common sense” March 19, 2008
Tom Dobinson, Managing Director, OpenHeath worked with Peter at Sportingbet Plc
“Peter is a strong, flexible manager, easy to work with. He has a very keen attention to the big picture of the organization he is working in, being able to step back from the day to day tasks to keep himself focus on the overall objectives." Peter manages the diversity and complexity of the business with such professionalism which gives his direct reports the confidence to do their job sucessfully.” December 27, 2007
Paul Kavanagh, Managing Director Operations IRL, MLB Ltd (trading as Sportingbet Plc) worked directly with Peter at Sportingbet Plc
“Since Peter join the company the structure and responsibilitys changes to a very organized strictly planed environment with fast and successfull results. Peter is always on top his project and his team. The improvement within the IT departement was quickly visible at our P&L wih significant cost savings and margin improvement with better system uptimes and speed. Working with Peter show me what is possible with a good management.
Always would recommend Peter.” May 2, 2007
Alexander Knopf, MD German Market, Sportingbet PLC worked with Peter at Sportingbet Plc
“Peter has acted as an excellent source of advice and direction across all of my projects. As well as having a sure grasp of both the detail and the overall picture, he also manages to make serious discussions enjoyable and provide great motivation on tasks. I would not hesitate to recommend Peter to anyone and I would gladly work with him again.” January 31, 2007
Justin Stewart, Project Manager - Contract, Sportingbet PLC worked indirectly for Peter at Sportingbet Plc
“As an executive consultant in the ecommerce space I have had the pleasure of dealing with Peter both from a client and candidate perspective.
Peter is a very strong leader and problem solver, he is also the type of person to produce results. I believe Peter to be one of the strongest IT exectutives in the London market and this is an opinion I share with numerous people in the industry.
One of the toughest qualities to find in IT execs today, is the mix of leadership, business skills and a technical understanding. Peter poseses all of these skills.
I highly recomend Peter for any CTO or Head of Technology role within the ecommerce or banking sectors.” January 23, 2007
Damien Minehan, Exec Recruitment Consultant, Commerce Partners was with another company when working with Peter at Sportingbet Plc
“Peter showed great aptitude for managing a range of tasks, whilst gaining maximum benefit from thos staff reporting to him.
In his time at Sportingbet, Peter has proved to be very efficient, and always ensures that any project undertaken is completed prior to the stated deadline.” January 22, 2007
Dan Hope, European Fraud Manager, Sportingbet.com worked with Peter at Sportingbet Plc
“Peter is the best IT Director I have ever met. He manages his resources to meet and exceed business expectations. He always delivers IT and business projects on time and within budget. Peter's expertise to turn around IT departments is second to none. I would employ Peter as a CTO without hesitation.” January 15, 2007
Javier Del Aguila, Head of Latin America, SPORTINGBET PLC worked directly with Peter at Sportingbet Plc
“Peter displays excellent technical knowledge, and combines this with the ability to communicate issues and requirements to the less technically-minded in a clear and informative fashion. This contributes greatly to very strong project management and prioritisation skills.” December 20, 2006
Andy Lenard, Head of European Finance, Sportingbet worked with Peter at Sportingbet Plc
“As a content provider to Sportingbet it has been a pleasure work with Peter. I appreciate his professionalism when dealing with him as the client. His requirements on us as the supplier have been highly relevant. By placing attention to the most important items, Peter has contributed in improve the competitiveness of our services.” December 8, 2006
Hans Österberg, CTO, Boss Media AB was a consultant or contractor to Peter at Sportingbet Plc
“Peter is an excellent operator who manages to keep a calm head even under extreme pressure. He is mature, professional, articulate and gets the job done.” December 7, 2006
Andy May, Director of Strategic Marketing, Sportingbet plc was a peer to Peter at Sportingbet Plc
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