Entain reorganizes Southern Europe leadership following Faelli’s exit

(AsiaGameHub) –   Entain Plc has restructured the leadership team of its Southern Europe division, prompted by the upcoming departure of long-serving senior executive Andrea Faelli.

This week, Entain confirmed that Faelli has decided to step down from his 12-year tenure heading Entain Italia, as well as his post as Regional Executive Director covering the markets of Belgium, Greece and France.

His exit marks the end of one of the longest-running executive tenures across Entain’s entire business, with the FTSE-listed gambling group crediting Faelli for helping turn its Italian operations into one of the company’s most strategically significant regulated market holdings.

Faelli commented: “Leading Entain Italia over the past 12 years has been an incredible professional journey and a source of enormous pride. Working together, we have built a business that now ranks among the top regulated gambling operators in Italy, backed by exceptional teams, robust brands and a clear long-term strategy.

Under the outlined succession plan, Curry Sloan, Chief Commercial Officer for Southern Europe and the Americas, will take on interim leadership of the Italian business alongside his broader existing Southern European responsibilities.

Entain Italia said: “The entire Entain group extends its thanks to Andrea for his leadership, dedication, and the fundamental role he played in building a solid, high-performing company that now has an established position in the Italian market.”

Sloan takes over at a critical time of regulatory transition across Southern European gambling markets, particularly in Italy and Greece, which are rolling out new compliance frameworks and updated licensing systems for online gambling

Entain’s Italian footprint is anchored by its digital brands Bwin and Gioco Digitale, alongside the long-standing retail network of Eurobet Italia. Entain added that the leadership reshuffle is designed to drive stronger alignment between the Italian business and the group’s wider executive leadership structure. “This transition offers an opportunity to strengthen the operating model of Entain Italia,” the statement noted, “ensuring full management continuity and even closer alignment with the Group’s executive leadership.”

The update also reaffirmed Italy’s position within Entain’s broader international growth strategy. CEO Stella David highlighted Italy as a target growth market in the first quarter, following the planned launch of the country’s new online gambling licence regime in November 2025.

The leadership is prioritizing investment to boost competitiveness within Italy’s online casino sector, creating opportunities to capture additional market share.

The long-term strategy for Italy remains focused on expanding online gambling operations, strengthening its retail betting network and further developing proprietary technology and omnichannel capabilities.

Entain also signalled that it plans to capitalize on future concession tenders and regulatory developments expected to define the next phase of competition, as Italy evolves into Europe’s largest regulated gambling market.