Ggb Magazine Podcast

Tom O’Brien was named president of Aristocrat for the Americas and the EMEA region after spending two years as general manager of the company. O’Brien has a long history in gaming, starting as an operator in Atlantic City and later moving to the supplier side. In addition to Aristocrat, he has held senior roles at Interblock and Scientific Games. He discussed his new job with GGB Publisher Roger Gros at the Aristocrat headquarters in Las Vegas in April. (See video below) Congrats on your new role as president of Aristocrat. Give us some idea of your responsibilities in this role. The roles and responsibilities have changed dramatically. As general manager, I was pretty much doing customer relations. I would visit the customers and talk to all the bigger customers we had. I’d take Hector (Fernandez) to introduce him because he was primarily new to the business. So now Hector moves to CEO of land-based gaming. I move into the president spot, and the responsibilities have changed. This is your second go-aroun