TCS John Huxley has appointed Cath Burns as Global Chief Executive Officer, effective March 1, 2012.
Burns brings 20 years’ experience, holding senior positions in several worldwide gaming and technology companies. She comes from Bally Technologies in Macau, where she has served as vice president Asia Pacific since 2006.
At Bally, Burns established the company’s Asia Pacific head office in Macau for both its gaming and systems business operations. She was responsible for expanding the company’s business into new markets, creating year-on-year growth with a multi-million dollar turnover.
She managed large-scale systems installation projects for Venetian Macau Resort and Casino, Galaxy Macau and Starworld casinos, The Grand Lisboa, Casino Lisboa and Marina Bay Sands Singapore. Burns is also credited with achieving the company’s re-entry into the Australia and New Zealand gaming markets. She was honoured with a “2008 Great Women of Gaming – Proven Leader” award.
With experience in the gaming industry dating back to 1992, Burns relinquished her role as president of her own retail business in the US to accept the role with Bally. She previously served as general manager of VLC, a gaming machine and systems company that was a division of US-based Powerhouse Technologies.
She was responsible for video lottery and gaming interests in Australia and New Zealand, specialising in video lottery consulting and sales and gaming machine and software sales. She also served as director of international sales for VLC.
Bertil Knutsson, chairman of TCS John Huxley, said: “We are very pleased Cath Burns will be leading our business. We considered many talented and qualified individuals but Cath was the stand-out candidate and we are confident her proven track record and formidable results provide the right experience, talent and energy to develop and drive the business forward.”
Commenting on her appointment, Cath Burns said: “I am delighted to join the company at this exciting time and look forward to taking the business forward in the next stage of its development. TCS John Huxley is a global brand with an established and strong heritage, a great portfolio of innovative products and a talented and strong team of industry professionals. My aim is to build on this and maximise all opportunities for long-term growth and profitability.
