Steve Beason was appointed Chief Technology Officer of Scientific Games in August,2005. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Beason was Executive Director, Information Technology of The Hong Kong Jockey Club. Mr. Beason managed a staff of nearly 400 IT professionals and was responsible for leveraging Information Technology to support the Club's mission to deliver world-class horseracing and betting services to the Hong Kong public.
Prior to that, Mr. Beason was Vice President, Software Engineering of GTECH, a global supplier of systems and services to the lottery and gaming/entertainment industries. Responsible for building and customizing software for specific clients, he oversaw 20 regional development centers on 5 continents and successfully developed and installed over 40 major gaming systems world-wide. In his 12 years at the company, Mr Beason also held a number of other key technical and managerial positions.
Earlier in his career, Mr Beason spent two years in Sweden as Technical Project Manager of AB Trav och Gallop, where he worked on the deployment of a national multi-track pari-mutuel wagering system for The Swedish National Horse Racing Association.
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