Maxima Compliance appoints industry veteran as director of regulatory and licensing

Maxima Compliance has appointed industry compliance veteran Paola Menachem as the group’s director of regulatory and licensing.

Menachem most recently served as head of gaming and technology at Smithfield Partners solicitors, having joined the group in March 2018 before departing in July of this year.

Prior to that, she served as head of legal affairs at German lottery betting operator Zeal between April 2016 and February 2017.

Menachem also spent 16 years with Intralot in Greece as the group’s corporate counsel from 2000 until she joined Zeal.

Paola Menachem

Menachem will be responsible for leading the regulatory and licensing team and will report directly to managing director Antonio Zanghi. She will be based in London.

Speaking on Menachem’s arrival, Zanghi said: “Our regulatory and licensing department continues to grow rapidly as more gaming businesses turn to Maxima Compliance to facilitate their entries into new markets, and maintenance in existing ones.

“Welcoming Paola to the team means we are able to continue to scale this part of our operations with one of the industry’s leading experts in the field,” he added.

Menachem said: “Maxima Compliance has been on my radar for some time now as it has assembled a team of unparalleled compliance expertise. It is a real honour to join Maxima Compliance and I look forward to helping clients across the industry find solutions and new approaches to compliance.”