Gaming Partners International has promoted vice president of global marketing and product management Kirsten Clark to senior vice president and chief operating officer – Asia.

In this role, she will also continue to be responsible for global marketing and product management. Gregory Gronau, GPI's president and CEO, said: "Kirsten joined GPI in January 2011 and has since made some major inroads in the growing Asian gaming market. She has developed new working partnerships with key Asian customers and regulators, as well as identified and implemented numerous new product strategies. 

“Kirsten's work has been key to establishing a solid base that will support GPI's future growth in the Asian market and we are confident that she will continue to positively impact business development. Based out of Asia, working with key partners, she will seek to further expand and develop new product solutions for our customers."