Richardson leaving Chartwell

Chartwell Games, the European sales arm of Canadian turnkey provider Chartwell Technology is to lose CEO Lee Richardson later this year in an amicable split.

The company is reportedly moving its main European marketing office to the Mediterranean island of Malta, and Richardson told eGaming Review this week that at this time he is not prepared to relocate from the UK.

Richardson has emphasised that his departure is under amicable circumstances, and revealed that he is still a major stockholder in the company and proud of his achievements at Chartwell. Richardson will announce his future plans soon.

Richardson is the second senior industry executive to decline to make an international move. Cryptologic CEO Lewis Rose found himself in a similar situation when the company decided to relocate its head office from Toronto to Dublin, Ireland and stepped aside for Javaid Aziz to take the reins earlier this year (see previous InfoPowa report)