Strengthening its penetration into South America, the Gauselmann Group’s Merkur Gaming has appointed Tomas Mieles as sales director for Latin America.

Tomas Mieles

The 50-year-old Mieles has been country manager for Merkur Gaming Peru since 2013 and will now expand his role to take in new markets across the region.

An Ecuadorian by birth, Mieles is a graduate in mechanical engineering and a post graduate in industrial engineering and has worked in the gaming industry since 1996. His previous posts have been with Atronic, Spielo and Gtech. He was one of the founders of Atronic’s business in Latin America.