老虎机制造厂商WMS工业，正在实施他们在美国的销售和市场部门的扩张，包括从竞争对手国际游戏技术公司那里挖来任职二十余年长期从事博彩设备销售的资深销售主管。
WMS表示罗恩。里维拉将在7月9日入职该公司销售和全国客户西部地区副总裁，里维拉在1986年加入国际游戏技术公司后历任数个高级销售和管理职位，2011年7月在北美销售高级副总裁职位上离开国际游戏技术公司。
同时，WMS提升瑞克。瑞阿姆为东部地区销售副总裁，瑞阿姆先前是负责大西洋区域的。WMS还聘用了凯撒娱乐公司的前高管，负责市场营销的执行董事史蒂夫。伯恩。
“他们中的每一个都具备长期的博彩行业工作经历，拥有得到业绩证明的领导能力和成功经验”WMS董事长奥林。艾迪登在一份声明中说“得益于他们的行业工作经验和领导能力，WNS在销售和市场方面的队伍将进一步得到加强，并有质的飞跃，这将有利于支持我们的发展计划”
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WMS Industries hires longtime IGT executive Ron Rivera
Slot machine maker WMS Industries, Inc.’s expansion of its U.S. sales and marketing division includes hiring a longtime gaming equipment sales executive who spent two decades with rival manufacturer International Game Technology.
WMS said Monday that Ron Rivera will join the company as vice president of western division sales and national accounts on July 9. Rivera held several senior level sales and management position with IGT after joining the company in 1986. He was senior vice president of sales for North America when he left IGT in July 2011.
WMS also promoted Rick Riehm to vice president of eastern division sales. Riehm previously oversaw the Central Atlantic region. WMS also hired Steve Byrne, a former Caesars Entertainment Corp. executive, as executive director of product marketing.
”Each have extensive gaming industry experience with demonstrated track records of leadership and success,” WMS President Orrin Edidin said in a statement. “With the benefit of their industry experience and leadership, WMS is taking a significant step forward in further strengthening the alignment between our sales and marketing efforts that will support WMS’ initiatives.”