Deputy Digitain chief shifts to Imagine Live as CEO
Martin Martirosyan takes the top role at the live casino supplier arm having served as Digitain’s deputy CEO since June 2023
Digitain’s live casino arm Imagine Live has appointed Martin Martirosyan as its new group CEO.
Martirosyan will serve in the role concurrently with his existing position of deputy CEO at parent company Digitain.
He first joined Digitain back in June 2023, following a three-year stint as president of the board at the Armenian British Business Chamber from March 2020 to June 2023.
Martirosyan entered the igaming industry having amassed an extensive background in the banking sector.
He spent a combined 14 years at HSBC Bank Armenia. In his first stint between June 2006 and October 2015, he spent five years as deputy chief risk officer between May 2010 and October 2015.
During his second spell between October 2017 and June 2023, he initially served as head of wholesale credit and market risk before stepping up to head of wholesale banking in September 2018.
Martirosyan also worked for the HSBC head office as senior business risk and control manager for global commercial banking from October 2015 to October 2017.
Vardges Vardanyan, founder of the Digitain Group, said: “Martin has played a crucial role in our growth success since he joined last year as group deputy CEO, a role he will continue to hold in conjunction with the group CEO role of Imagine Live.
“As we strategically expand across various regulated markets, it is vital that we realign our leadership team and business unit structures.
“Martin’s extensive leadership and multi-jurisdictional market experience position him perfectly to lead our team, and with Imagine Live’s exceptional performance in the premium segment of live dealer solutions, we anticipate remarkable expansion under Martin’s guidance, providing top-tier service to our B2C partner operators in high-value regulated markets.”
Speaking on his appointment, Martirosyan added: “I am excited to take on the role of group CEO. Imagine Live is poised for greatness, with operations expanding across continental Europe, the UK and beyond.
“Our organisation exemplifies excellence in its leadership, culture and technology delivery, as evidenced by our numerous international and local industry peer-to-peer awards. I am ready to drive this next phase of Imagine Live’s growth story forward.”
Back in December, Digitain appointed group chief strategy officer Edmond Ghulyan as the new CEO of its casino-centric supplier arm Relum.
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