Scientific Games Corporation Announces Appointment of Steven Stamstad as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications
April 30, 2019 at 09:05 am EDT
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Scientific Games Corporation appointed Steven Stamstad as senior vice president of marketing and communications, reporting directly to President and Chief Executive Officer Barry Cottle. Stamstad has more than 25 years of global marketing experience and an impressive track record driving growth and transforming businesses in the online retail marketplace, mobile gaming, entertainment and sports industries. In his new role, Stamstad will be responsible for elevating Scientific Games' global leadership, increasing engagement with the company's key stakeholders across gaming, lottery and sports and instituting data-driven, marketing best practices to drive results. Previously Stamstad served as vice president, global brand marketing at HOMEAWAY(TM)/EXPEDIA(R), where he led successful acquisition and brand strategies, created and implemented a differentiating brand positioning and developed successful global brand partnership promotions. As vice president of worldwide marketing at Electronic Arts (EA), Stamstad led EA's mobile and social games, growing market leadership and success through the launch of new games, expansion of brands onto new platforms and unprecedented partnerships with critically acclaimed franchises. In addition, at THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY Stamstad led marketing initiatives to extend Disney's entertainment leadership to digital TV and broadband Internet applications and services. In addition to his professional experience, Stamstad serves as official representative of the Robert F. Kennedy Family with the Los Angeles Unified School District on facilities design and instructional programming development for the K-12 schools built on the former Ambassador Hotel site.
Light & Wonder, Inc. is a cross-platform global games company with a focus on content and digital markets. The Company's segments include Gaming, SciPlay and iGaming. The Gaming segment designs, develops, manufactures, markets and distributes a comprehensive portfolio of gaming content, products and services. The Company provides its gaming portfolio of products and services to commercial casinos, Native American casinos, wide-area gaming operators such as licensed betting offices (LBOs), arcade and bingo operators in the United Kingdom and continental Europe, and government agencies and their affiliated operators. The SciPlay segment is a developer and publisher of digital games on mobile and Web platforms. The SciPlay segment operates primarily in the social gaming market and hyper-casual space. The iGaming segment provides a comprehensive suite of digital gaming content, distribution platforms, player account management systems, as well as various other iGaming content and services.