Ryan Caruana has been appointed Head of Technical Compliance at the Malta office of the London-headquartered betting giant Smarkets.

Mr Caruana announced the new venture through social media on Friday where he also bid farewell to PokerStars.

“It has been a pleasure working at PokerStars for the last five years, and I am very grateful for all the lessons learnt through the Group’s rapid transition,” he said.

“I am now excited to move on to the next chapter with Smarkets,” he continued, remarking that the “product itself is what sold the move”.

During his five years at PokerStars, Mr Caruana rose through the Company’s ranks, starting out as an Operations Manager, before being promoted to Sports Operations Manager and then to Senior Sports Operations Manager.

He also had a four-month stint as UK Account Manager for ComeOn Group, where he was part of a small team responsible for the operational launch of the Cherry Casino brand in the UK.

Prior to this, he also worked at HSBC Malta for more than two years, in a multitude of roles, including as Team Manager.

Smarkets is a sports betting company that “processes billions of pounds in traded volume each year,” with a mission to provide betting services with a “core focus on price and product”.

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