Martin Storm, CEO of BMM Innovation Group, commented: “Brian is an outstanding leader and business executive. In the area of integrated and automated payment technologies at MEI and then CPI, Brian grew market share from a standing start to a dominant position around the world. Brian has excelled in customer acquisition, growing share with the highest levels of customer satisfaction.”
“At BIG he will lead and globalize our growing customer engagement to continue our rapid growth in digital and land-based gaming testing and certification, as well as our growing portfolio of technology solutions. His values and vision align perfectly with where our business is today and where it is going. I am so pleased that he chose BIG as his new home.”
Brian Wedderspoon continued: “I am very excited to join BIG in this role, working alongside Martin and the exceptional global team as we take the company into the next phase of growth. I have worked with many of the BIG team members over my past 17 years in gaming, and I am honored to be part of this outstanding group. The best is yet to come. Built upon a clear vision and company values, our well-defined strategic plan of globalization and expansion creates an exciting jump-off point for our future.”
Wedderspoon has held key positions at MEI and CPI over the last 17 years. While at CPI, he first led the global initiative of product integration with all OEMs across all jurisdictions, resulting in the CPI portfolio being approved for use in all regulated gaming markets. Wedderspoon then led the Americas sales team in the expansion into new markets and customers within the region, growing long-term share at a double digit CAGR rate.
His success led to his promotion to Vice President of Global Gaming, a role he held for the last 5 years. In this role, Wedderspoon continued the growth of CPI as the majority share leader in payment systems, expanded value-added cash management solutions, and introduced industry leading cashless payment systems.
Wedderspoon will attend G2E 2023 in Las Vegas to meet with key clients throughout the industry.
Source: GMB
