Sheldon Hanai leaves Nike to join Smarkets

Smarkets has announced the appointment of Sheldon Hanai for a newly created US General Manager role

Smarkets has announced the designation of Sheldon Hanai for a freshly created US General Manager role.

In a financial statement released past the sports betting operator, Hanai’s designation signals the company’s intention to farm and spread out its stage business operations Stateside.

Currently headquartered inward London, Smarkets also has offices in Los Angeles and Malta. Hanai will be working come out of a new office staff based on the East Coast of the US.

Hanai joins Smarkets from activewear whale Nike, where he worked as Head of Global Innovation Finance, and has previous roles at Google and BP.

Previously, though, Hanai was already an existing investor at Smarkets.

In a financial statement on his young role, Hanai said: “I’m delighted to be joining Smarkets, a keep company i experience followed since the very kickoff of its journey and seen blossom out into unity of the world’s leading sports betting companies.”

Smarkets operates the sportsbook app SBK, which is currently live inward Colorado. The fellowship is sounding to expand its client base, with prescribed app launches inward IN and Ioway to come in the near future.

Smarkets also operates a betting change and betting marketplace political platform that is used to bring home the bacon odds for the SBK app.

Smarkets CEO and Founder, Jason Trost, said of the appointment: “I’m super excited virtually Sheldon joining us to chief upwardly our thrust into the US.

"We have got looked far and widely for the redress prospect for what is an absolutely crucial role as we spread out our footmark in the States. Sheldon was the outstanding option and i couldn’t follow to a greater extent proud of(p) that he’s joining us.”