Latin America Regional Office
Pentasia S.A.
Del Costado Sur de la Clínica Católica 75 Sur,
Oficentro Gaia,
Guadalupe,
San Jose,
Costa Rica
t: +506 2234 9827
e: costarica@pentasia.com
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Pentasia's Latin America (LatAm) Regional Office began operations from Costa Rica early in 2006, sourcing candidates for the growing number of licensees based in the country. By early 2007, the office had broadened its focus to cover Latin America as a whole, developing Pentasia candidate's database in this new region and providing consulting services to clients looking for market entry. Today Pentasia LatAm continues to work with the increasing number of clients across the region.
Latin American Team Profiles
Bruce Gamble
Managing Director, International Search
Bruce started in the recruitment industry in 1991 and spent several years as a recruiter with international consultancy, Computer People PLC. During his tenure he account-managed the recruitment of IT staff into the Bank of America, Visa International, Cap Gemini, and Ernst & Young with colleague, Rob Dowling.
In 1999 Bruce established a division for Mortimer Alexander Knight & Charles Executive Search & Selection by recruiting a select team of six former colleagues. Key clients included Credit Suisse First Boston, Deutsche Bank, Verizon, and start-up company, The Sporting Exchange, now known as Betfair. After some key pre and post launch placements into Betfair, Bruce and his colleagues started recruiting for a number of other newly established online poker and casino operators, some of whom are now international market leaders.
Recognising the recruiting potential of this high growth sector, Bruce established Pentasia in 2001 to focus purely on the high growth niche of iGaming. Today, Bruce manages the key international retained search assignments for boardroom directors and officers within start-up and publicly listed companies.
Email: bruce.gamble@pentasia.com
Direct: +44 (0)1737 785 975
Mobile: +44 (0)7909 960 077
Rob Dowling
Chief Executive Officer
Rob has over 10 years experience in international recruitment within New Media, IT and iGaming. Having spent his early career with foreign exchange brokers ICAP, Rob moved into recruitment in early 1998 and with the market leading IT Recruiters Computer People.
He was headhunted into the position of Head of Technical New Media at Mortimer Charles Recruitment in 2000 before moving on to a Director position at LBHR International in 2001. At the end of 2001, Rob formed Pentasia as a Director with business partner Bruce Gamble.
In his present position of CEO for the Pentasia Group of companies, Rob is responsible for the strategic commercial direction of the company and its overall operational structure worldwide.
Email: rob.dowling@pentasia.com
Direct: +44 (0) 1737 785 970
Mobile:+44 (0) 7812 340 415
Nigel Blythe-Tinker
Executive Chairman
Nigel Blythe-Tinker Ll.B., FCIS is a lawyer and chartered company secretary by training. He has extensive experience both in the UK and internationally of the recruitment and gaming sectors having held senior executive and non executive positions in FTSE 100 amd AIM listed companies.
His City experience spans over 30 years having specialised in main and AIM list flotations, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance/restructuring and corporate governance. He is currently a Non Executive Director of Gaming VC SA (having previously been Chairman) and a Non Executive Director of Interactive World Plc
Julia Ferrari
Group Operations Director
Julia Ferrari joined Pentasia in October 2004, having held HR positions with Ericsson, Coca Cola and Virgin Atlantic beforehand. After three years leading a team of recruiters responsible for some of Pentasia's largest corporate accounts, Julia moved into an operations focused role before taking the position of Group Operations Director in April 2008.
A Graduate in Business Studies, Julia is now responsible for managing all strategic and tactical aspects of the Pentasia Group and ensuring that it possesses a robust and adaptable internal structure and resources designed to support rapid expansion.
Email: julia.ferrari@pentasia.com
Direct: +44 (0)1737 785 978
Mobile: +44 (0)7980 709 750
Matt Vines
Group Commercial Director
Matt joined Pentasia in 2005 after three years in recruitment previously, where he focused on the new media, entertainment and on-line gaming sectors. After 4 years as one of the group’s key consultants, Matt moved into his present position of Group Commercial Director.
Matt is now responsible for the top line sales performance across the Pentasia Group by developing present and potential revenue streams.
Email: matt.vines@pentasia.com
Direct: +44 (0)1737 785 981
Mobile: +44 (0)7771 548 438
Abbi Williams
Consultant
Abbi joined the UK office of Pentasia in September 2007 after working in a media and commercial recruitment agency for just over 4 years. Abbi has proven herself to be a highly accomplished recruiter with the successful completion of many contingent placements. She now focuses on sourcing, identification and placement of candidates in a variety of sectors within the iGaming market.
Email: abbi.williams@pentasia.com
Direct: +44 (0)1737 785980
Mobile: +44 (0) 7971 126 004
Ian Kay
Managing Consultant
Ian joined Pentasia in early 2006 after a recruitment career at Computer People PLC spanning three years in both the telecommunications and IT sectors where he account managed a number of leading FTSE100 companies. Ian focuses on the sourcing and identification of key personnel within a variety of sectors of the iGaming industry including online sports books, poker and casino operators in London.
Email: ian.kay@pentasia.com
Direct: +44 (0)1737 785 976
Mobile: + 44 (0)7764 404 643
Jade Forlani
Managing Consultant
Jade joined Pentasia in August 2006 after a three year career within the Travel industry. Jade is now responsible for sourcing and identification of key personnel within the iGaming industry, mainly focusing on major Poker & Sports-book operators within the British Isles.
Claudio Stagno
Consultant
Claudio joined Pentasia Malta in July 2008 as a Consultant after spending the past two years in the online gaming sector working in sports book and poker 2nd line customer support. He now works within the Pentasia Mediterranean Regional Office consulting for a selection of Malta based operators.
Email: claudio.stagno@pentasia.com
Direct: +356 22779 118
Mobile: +356 99700 633
Daniel Beard
Regional Head, North America
After gaining a first class honours degree from Brunel University, Daniel worked for a leading recruitment consultancy in the financial services sector where he managed numerous recruitment campaigns for clients such as Visa International and Citigroup. After just under three years as one of the top consultants across the Pentasia Group Daniel recently was promoted into the position of Regional Head, North America.
Email: daniel.beard@pentasia.com
Direct: +1 619 309 5405
James Marshall
Consultant
James joined Pentasia in October 2006 having spent three successful years with recruitment consultancies New Start and Bluetec. James is now responsible for the recruitment of key personnel into a range of clients operating across the sector, including sportsbooks, software suppliers and mobile operators.
Email: james.marshall@pentasia.com
Direct: +44 (0)1737 785 989
Mobile: +44 (0)7871 510 871
Jonathan Pettemerides
Managing Director, Asia Pacific
Jonathan Pettemerides has been with Pentasia since 2006, initially working in the UK Head Office as a Consultant he progressed to lead recruitment teams in the UK and Singapore.
Promoted to Managing Director of Pentasia Asia Pacific at the start of 2010 following eighteen months in Asia; Jonathan is now responsible for leading Pentasia’s commercial activity and operations in the region.
A member of the group board, Jonathan leads retained executive search projects across the lottery betting and gaming sectors and is a key point of contact for consultancy advice for businesses looking to set up or grow their operations in Asia Pacific.
Email:jonathan.pettemerides@pentasia.com
Direct: +65 6723 8136
Mobile: +65 9168 3688
Danielle Lewis
Senior Consultant
Danielle joined Pentasia in May 2007 from one of the UK's leading secretarial recruitment companies where she was responsible for a varied portfolio of locally based clients.
Danielle is responsible for managing the recruitment of gaming personnel into a variety of well established and start-up international iGaming operators with a particular focus on Sports Traders, Odd Compilers and Marketing positions.
Email: danielle.lewis@pentasia.com
Direct: +44 (0)1737 785 982
Mobile: +44 (0) 7949 50 9511
Asha Fitzgerald
Managing Consultant
Asha joined Pentasia in March 2008 after 9 highly successful years at a leading financial recruitment firm in the city, where she worked with numerous industry giants including Goldman Sachs, Investec and Merrill Lynch. Asha was a consistent top level performer in her previous niche market place and brings a wealth of experience to the Pentasia team. Her main focus is to grow and develop Pentasia's client base across the UK and Asia Pacific regions.
Email: asha.fitzgerald@pentasia.com
Direct: +44 (0)1737 785 977
Mobile: +44 (0)7968 307 190
Neil Morgan
Consultant
Neil joined Pentasia's Head Office in January 2008 after a highly successful three year recruitment career within the IT sector working on both Contract and Permanent placement projects. As an accomplished business developer, Neil has won numerous sales awards during his career. He has been appointed as part of Pentasia's IT Division and is responsible for locating and recruiting key IT candidates into the iGaming Sector and elsewhere.
Email: neil.morgan@pentasia.com
Direct: +44 (0) 1737 785 995
Mobile: +44 (0) 7812 178930
Cara Kerr
Consultant
Cara joined Pentasia in January 2008 as a Senior Resourcer having previously spent 3 years resourcing within the IT Recruitment Sector. Cara's responsibilities include overseeing the qualification of new candidate registrations, working closely with the Affiliate Marketing Recruitment team to ensure that their recruitment projects are successfully completed and liaising with various Consultants on the provision of candidates for urgent and high volume client vacancies.
Email: cara.kerr@pentasia.com
Direct: +44 (0)1737 785 993
Mobile: +44 (0) 7734 245 647
Ulrika Dykstra
Delivery Manager
Ulrika joined Pentasia's International operation in June 2006 to further develop the expanding Scandinavian recruitment market. Ulrika started her career in the iGaming software market working for Boss Media AB in Sweden for six years, where she was responsible for sales, account management, and investor relations. Ulrika then moved to the recruitment industry where she spent a year at Ranstad Recruitment & Selection Consultants where she set up and managed reporting structures, financial operations, and HR. More recently, Ulrika has been working as a financial software trainer before joining Pentasia to build upon existing client relationships in the Scandinavian region.
Email: ulrika.dykstra@pentasia.com
Direct: +44 (0)1737 785 988
Mobile: +44 (0)7811 441 788
Ǻsa Bengtsson
Consultant
Ǻsa joined the Nordics Team in April 2008 following an HR career in the Swedish public and private sectors. She has a Masters degree in Human Resources and is experienced in recruiting across all organisational functions and levels. Ǻsa's main focus will be on recruiting for operators in the Nordic gaming market and their vendors.
Email: asa.bengtsson@pentasia.com
Direct: +44 (0) 1737 785 974
Mobile: +44 (0) 7800 561 198
Christopher Vella
Group Operations Director
As the first member of the company's Malta team, Christopher joined Pentasia in January 2006 after spending four years within the locally based, Maltese recruitment sector. Just under two years later, after successfully establishing a team of Maltese based recruiters and building upon the company's client base in the area, Christopher moved into the position of Regional Director - Mediterranean in November 2007.
Christopher is now has now taken on the role of Group Operations Director for Pentasia. In this capacity, he is tasked with managing all strategic and tactical operational aspects of for the Group and to ensure it possesses a robust and adaptable internal structure and resources designed to support this rapidly expanding business.
Email: chris.vella@pentasia.com
Direct: +356 22779 111
Mobile: + 356 79 445 420
Ziva Kolaric
Head of Gaming Division
Ziva joined Pentasia and its Malta team in November 2006 after working in the Tourism and Travel industry for three years. Ziva has graduated from the University of Organizational Science and obtained a degree in Human Resources Management. With the experience gained through her work in clientele orientated positions and education in human resource studies, Ziva is now responsible for the sourcing and identification of candidates within Malta's growing online gaming community.
Email: ziva.kolaric@pentasia.com
Direct: +356 22779 113
Mobile: +356 79 003 481
Ian Borda
Consultant
Ian joined Pentasia Malta's recruitment team in June 2008 having worked for a number of years in various sales and project management positions. Ian is highly meticulous and has already proved to be a good addition to the Malta team by successfully handling and closing a number of positions. His main focus over the coming years is to help build the company's iGaming client base across the Mediterranean Region.
Email: ian.borda@pentasia.com
Direct: +356 2277 9120
Mobile: +356 7944 3606
Karen Zammit
Managing Consultant, IT
Karen joined Pentasia's International operation in January 2008 after six years as a recruitment consultant within the Banking & Finance sectors. Karen is the holder of a Bachelor of Commerce Hons Degree in Accounts and Management and is responsible for finding and placing specialized IT candidates into the leading regulatory bodies and iGaming operators around the world.
Email: karen.zammit@pentasia.com
Direct: +356 22779 127
Mobile: +356 99222236
Christine Hili
Resourcer
Christine joined Pentasia and the Malta team early in 2007, after working in the recruitment consultancy industry for almost 2 years. She now works closely with the Malta sales team in the identification and resourcing of top class candidates for the growing client base.
Email: christine.hili@pentasia.com
Direct: +356 2277 9132
Mobile: +356 9988 3052
Lina Loo
Regional Head, Asia Pacific
Lina joined Pentasia in May 2007 after more than 8 years of experience in the gaming industry, having held positions with renowned Sportsbooks such as Victor Chandler International and Sportingbet. During her career, she progressed from Sportsbook operations to participate in Asian-facing projects such as the establishment of the first Oriental land based 'Sportsbar in-Casino' in Cambodia.
Lina has recently been involved in advisory roles with Asian Casino Management for both land based and online Casino products and services as well as co-founding a Singapore based 'boutique' style executive search firm. in her position as Regional Head, Asia Pasific Lina is able to combine her gaming experiences with her accumulated talent management and training skills.
Email: lina.loo@pentasia.com
Direct: +65 6723 8136
Mobile : +65 82 220 899
Gio Bell
Regional Head, Latin America
Gio joined the team in 2006, with over seven years of experience in the gaming industry. Gio recently worked for a gaming software vendor supplying major operators with leading technical and 'white label' software solutions. She has quickly established a strong client base, which include major sports-book operators, throughout Costa Rica and the Caribbean regions.
Email: gio.bell@pentasia.com
Direct: + 506 2234 1443
Mobile: + 506 8898 2544
Raquel Montoya
Consultant
Raquel is oversees Pentasia's Spanish and Latin American recruitment operations and is responsible for the development of commercial relationships and the provision of high-class account management with each of the regions' client companies. By gaining a thorough understanding of their recruitment needs and requirements she is able to consistently identify and source exceptional candidates that surpass her client's expectations.
A native Spanish speaker, Raquel speaks English fluently, holds a master's degree in Clinical Psychology and was employed as a Human Resource Specialist for a multinational company before joining Pentasia.
Email: raquel.montoya@pentasia.com
Direct: +506 2234 9827
Mobile: +506 8840 9552
John Doyle
Group Marketing Manager
John joined Pentasia as a Consultant in November 2004 having spent the previous 5 years employed in various marketing positions. After three years overseeing the recruitment of key personnel into a range of iGaming clients John moved into his present position in November 2007.
The holder of a BA in International Business and Marketing, John is now responsible for initiating, developing and managing Pentasia's ongoing marketing strategy.
Email: john.doyle@pentasia.com
Direct: +44 (0)1737 785 973
Mobile: +44 (0)7801 287 617
Sam Phillips
Operations Manager
Sam joined Pentasia in July 2005 after a seven year career with London based Recruitment Agency, Diamond Resourcing Plc where she managed the Accounts and Payroll for large numbers of contractors. Sam is responsible for operations within the UK office.
Email: sam.phillips@pentasia.com
Direct: +44 (0)1737 785 984
Claudienne Harb
Group Accountant
Claudienne joined Pentasia in January 2008, having previously been employed with a private accountancy practice where she was responsible for a portfolio of commercial clients. As a fully-qualified member of the ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), Claudienne is responsible for the analysis and management of the financial function across the Pentasia Group.
Email: claudienne.harb@pentasia.com
Direct: +356 22779 124
Lucy Buxton
Database Manager
Lucy joined Pentasia to manage the ever expanding client and candidate database systems and the company's extensive range of on-line channels for job advertising vacancies. Before joining Pentasia, Lucy spent four years employed as a Deputy Manager for one of Ladbrokes' busiest High Street branches. She also spent some time employed as by a large estate agency where she was responsible for managing the company's database and advertising properties through various on-line media channels.
Recently promoted to Database Manager, Lucy is now responsible for overseeing all database functions for the Group as a whole, including administration, training managing relevent 3rd party relationships.
Email: lucy.buxton@pentasia.com
Direct: +44 (0)1737 785 979
Chris Micallef
Office Manager, Malta
Christopher joined the Malta office of Pentasia in July 2007 after an eleven year career within the manufacturing industry, where he was employed as an Assistant Accountant with VF Malta, a subsidiary of VF Corporation US. During his service he mainly dealt with company accounts and payroll. Christopher is now responsible for the overall daily administration of the Malta office.
Email: chris.micallef@pentasia.com
Direct: +356 22779 131
Mobile: +356 7946 0314
Prue Robinson
PA to Executive Directors
Prue joined Pentasia in August 2007 having previously been the PA to the Director of an Retained Search and Selection Company based in London. Prue provides invaluable, logistical support to the Executive Directors as well as carrying out a range of organisational functions for the group.
Email: prue.robinson@pentasia.com
Direct: +44 (0)1737 785985
Jade Cruickshank
Resourcer
Jade joined Pentasia in April 2008 as a Resourcer within the Maltese regional office. Jade is familiar with the online gaming industry as her previous role was with an online operator where she dealt with customers service and payment solutions. Jade's role at Pentasia is vital for the supply of qualified quality candidates in a most professional, efficient and accurate manner. She also works with the recruitment team to ensure that assignments are fully met on time.
Email: jade.cruickshank@pentasia.com
Direct: +356 2277 9133
Mobile: +356 7932 6480
Ana Catalina Garcia
Resourcer
Ana joined Pentasia's Latin America regional office in August 2008 as a Resourcer having previously worked within the customer service sector. A holder of a degree in Integrated Marketing Communications, Ana's role is to source and qualify candidates for Central and South America and the Caribbean's growing online gaming markets
Email: ana.garcia@pentasia.com
Direct: +506 2283 6409
Helen Stamp
Resourcer
Helen joined Pentasia in May 2008 as the Team Resourcer having previously spent 1 year recruiting within the Accounting sector. Helen's responsibilities include the qualification of all candidate registrations, proactively sourcing new candidates and liaising with various consultants to provide quality candidates for urgent vacancies.
Email: helen.stamp@pentasia.com
Direct: +44 (0) 1737 785 971
Mobile: +44 (0) 7944 298 775
Casey Yong
Consultant
Casey joined Pentasia's Asia Pacific Regional Office as a Principal Consultant in May 2008 having worked within Executive Search since 1999. In previous positions, Casey specialized in senior and mid-management search assignments across Greater China and the ASEANs' technology sector.
She now brings her comprehensive expertise and extensive contact base to bear in growing and developing Pentasia's client base across the Asia Pacific regions.
Email: casey.yong@pentasia.com
Direct: + 65 6723 8141
Mobile: +65 8113 0881
Lee Pelling
Senior Consultant Payments
Lee joined Pentasia's Head Office in May 2008 after a highly successful three and half year recruitment career where he was responsible for contract and permanent placements focussing on sales and marketing in the Pharmaceutical Sector. He forms a key part of Pentasia's payments division and is responsible for locating and recruiting candidates for those clients focussing on Gaming payments as well as those operating in the payments sector as a whole.
Email: lee.pelling@pentasia.com
Direct: +44 (0) 1737 788 850
Mobile: +44 (0) 7763 614 992
Claudio Stagno
Consultant
Claudio joined Pentasia Malta in July 2008 as a Consultant after spending the past two years in the online gaming sector working in sports book and poker 2nd line customer support. He now works within the Pentasia Mediterranean Regional Office consulting for a selection of Malta based operators.
Email: claudio.stagno@pentasia.com
Direct: +356 22779 118
Mobile: +356 99700 633
Daniela Boi
Consultant, Italy
Daniela joined Pentasia's Mediterranean regional office in August 2008 as a Resourcer for the Italian and Spanish markets, having just relocated to Malta from the UK where she worked for ten years in the customer service sector. Daniela's role is to source and qualify candidates for the growing online gaming markets in Italy and Spain.
Email: daniela.boi@pentasia.com
Direct: +39 345 570 0489
Mobile: +39 (0) 708 249 70
Filipe Santos
Consultant, Spain
Filipe joined Pentasia's Mediterranean regional office in June 2008. Before moving to Pentasia, Filipe worked as a Recruitment Consultant for Rodrigues & Rosa in Portugal; previously, he had spent four years working in the iGaming industry in Gibraltar and Spain in support and online payments.
Filipe holds an engineering with business management degree from King's College, London. He is now responsible for developing the Spanish recruitment market for Pentasia.
Email: filipe.santos@pentasia.com
Direct: +356 22779 112
Mobile: +356 99094 789
Dragan Donkov
Consultant
Dragan joined the IT Division of Pentasia in August 2008, after working for over two years at Actavis in Bulgaria in internal HR and a further two years as an executive search recruiter in the investment banking sector. Dragan holds a Masters Degree in Political Science, has various training and development qualifications and a solid IT background. He is responsible for resourcing and placing candidates for a growing number of clients within the ICT sector.
Email: dragan.donkov@pentasia.com
Direct: +356 22779 126
Mobile: +356 99065 423
Kathleen Barlow
Accounts Assistant
Kathleen joined Pentasia in July 2008 after spending seven years in legal accounts for UK based criminal and business law firms before relocating to Malta in March 2008. Kathleen provides essential support to Pentasia's Malta based group finance department and is specifically responsible for the finance and accountancy of the UK & European Headquarters.
Email: kathleen.barlow@pentasia.com
Direct: +356 2277 9134
Nick Davenport
Consultant, IT
Nick joined Pentasia having spent 3 years with Berry Recruitment, sourcing candidates for clients in the industrial sector. Previously Nick had forged a successful career sourcing IT candidates for banks and financial institutions within the City of London. Nick joins the IT Division with over 9 years of recruitment experience and focuses on providing Permanent and Contract IT staff to the iGaming sector.
Email: nick.davenport@pentasia.com
Direct: +44 (0)1737 788 851
Mobile: +44 (0)790 8815404
Sophie Windheuser
Resourcer
Sophie joined Pentasia in September 2008 as a Resourcer, having recently completed her University degree. Sophie's responsibilities include overseeing the qualification of new candidate registrations, working closely with other teams to ensure that their recruitment projects are successfully completed and liaising with consultants on the provision of candidates for urgent and high volume client vacancies.
Email: sophie.windheuser@pentasia.com
Direct: +44 (0)1737 785 990
Mobile: +44 (0)7545 203 635
Reena Chauhan
Resourcer, IT
Reena joined Pentasiar's IT team in October 2008 as a Resourcer having previously worked in recruitment for four years. Before joining Pentasia Reena worked for the National Resource Centre based in the Midlands where she managed various corporate onsite accounts and liaised with consultants and clients across the UK.
Reena’s responsibilities include the qualification of all candidate registrations and proactively identifying key IT candidates within the I-Gaming division
Email: reena.chauhan@pentasia.com
Direct: +44 (0)1737 785996
Lina Edström
Resourcer
Lina joined Pentasia in October 2008 as Team Resourcer for the Nordic region having worked previously in several customer support roles in Ireland, England and Sweden.
Lina's responsibilities include qualifying all candidate registrations, proactively sourcing new candidates and liaising with consultants to provide high quality candidates for vacancies.
Email: lina.edstrom@pentasia.com
Direct: +44 (0)1737 788 853
Luke Cousins
Senior Consultant
Luke joined Pentasia in October 2008 having spent the last two years successfully recruiting for the senior finance market with Michael Page International. A graduate of Brunel University, Luke is now responsible for placing personnel into the iGaming and E-Payments industries.
Email: luke.cousins@pentasia.com
Direct: +44 (0)1737 785994
Christel Marioni
Resourcer
Christel joined Pentasia in October 2008 as a Resourcer having worked as a Marketing Coordinator in insurance. She is a French native who also speaks English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese and holds a Masters degree in Business Management.
Christels role at Pentasia is to source and qualify candidates for Frances new online gaming market.
Email: christel.marioni@pentasia.com
Direct: +44 (0)1737 785991
Helga Wurzinger
Resourcer, IT
Helga joined the Pentasia Mediterranean Region IT Recruitment team after a 7 year career in HR and Executive Search Consultancy, where she built a strong reputation having successfully accomplished numerous projects for blue chip clients.
As a holder of a Human Resources Degree from the University of Pecs, Helga is responsible for recruiting IT professionals across the region with a particular focus on the Hungarian market.
Email: helga.wurzinger@pentasia.com
Direct: +356 2277 9126
Mobile: +356 9909 4357
Rebecca De Gaetano
Consultant
Fluent in English and German and the holder of a degree in Psychology, Rebecca joined Pentasia's Malta team as a Resourcer in August 2009, having successfully completed an internship with the company in the summer of 2008. She is mainly responsible for qualifying candidates for junior level positions for Pentasia's growing client base in the wider European online gaming markets.
Email: rebecca.degaetano@pentasia.com
Direct: +356 2277 9114
Mobile: +356 9976 7049
Susanne Forsman
Resourcer, Nordics
Susanne joined Pentasia in July 2009 as a Resourcer and Junior Consultant after spending two years working within the online gaming industry. There she gained valuable insight and understanding of the customer service department, payments solutions and casino operations in general.
Susanne now works closely with both the Malta and Scandinavian offices in order to develop and expand the Scandinavian recruitment market to its fullest potentials on a global scale.
Email: susanne.forsman@pentasia.com
Direct: +356 2277 9112
Mobile: +356 79 841 694
Collette Mangion
Group Operations & Marketing Executive
Collette joined Pentasia in September 2008 as Group Operations & Marketing Executive for the Maltese regional office. Collette brings along creative online and offline marketing experience together with events management from her previous work experience where she was responsible for the organization of a number of conferences in Italy, Brussels & UK.
Collette is highly involved in the daily operations and marketing including regular updating of existing websites, production of graphic art, marketing visuals and advertising media, and the organization of various company events.
Collette also acts as Personal Assistant to the Group CEO and the Board of Directors. Collette is well travelled, speaks fluent Italian, English & Maltese and is conversant in Spanish.
Email: collette.mangion@pentasia.com
Direct: +356 2138 3481
Mario Attard
Assistant Accountant
Mario joined Pentasia in April 2009 and currently holds the position of Accounts Assistant in the company’s finance department. Before joining Pentasia, Mario initially spent eleven years working with local manufacturers, before moving to a UK Accountancy firm, based in Malta where he enhanced his accountancy experience. Mario is currently studying for his ACCA qualification.
Email: mario.attard@pentasia.com
Direct: +356 2277 9135
Karl Delia
Group Accountant
Karl joined Pentasia in November 2009 as Group Accountant, taking on the responsibility for managing the Pentasia Group finance function. Based in Malta and a fellow of the Association of Chartered Accountants England and Wales (FCCA), Karl has occupied a range of different accounting and auditing roles in various firms including PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Resolve Professional Services Limited and Vodafone Malta Limited.
Karl has also worked as a freelance accountant and consultant servicing small and medium sized businesses over a wide range of industries.
Email: karl.delia@pentasia.com
Direct: +356 2277 9124
Liang Ching Tan
Consultant
Ching joined Pentasia Asia Pacific office as a Consultant. Her background working as a Project Management Consultant within the IT industry combined with her considerable recruitment experience gives her an advantage when sourcing technical candidates. Ching has a degree from a UK University in Software Engineering and her role at Pentasia focuses on providing contingency recruitment services to a cross section of industry clients most of which are technical requirements.
Email: Liangching.tan@pentasia.com
Direct: +65 67238141
Julie Thanapalan
Consultant
Julie Thanapalan joined Pentasia Asia Pacific in early 2010 and brings a wealth of recruitment experience across the Asian region to the company. In her key role as a Consultant; Julie services a diverse range of clients across the lottery, betting and gaming sectors. Julie is responsible for servicing commercial roles across Asia and her experience in a leading executive search firm combined with commercial facing business development role at the Royal Danish Embassy in Singapore has given her a good background to conduct such projects.
Email: Julie.thanapalan@pentasia.com
Direct: +65 67238141
Enrica Miceli
Resourcer
Enrica joined Pentasia’s Regional Mediterranean Office in June ’10 after a couple of years working within the Marketing Industry. Fluent in English, Italian and Maltese Enrica graduated from the University of Malta after reading for a degree in Communications.
Her main roles within the Pentasia team include qualifying new candidates who register directly through the Pentasia website, source new candidates through various recruitment websites, as well as liaise with consultants in order to identify the ideal candidate for our online gaming vacancies.
Email: enrica.miceli@pentasia.com
Direct: +356 2277 9120
Mobile: +356 7937 0961
Denise Cutajar
Recruitment Consultant, IT
Denise is one of the newest additions to the Pentasia Mediterranean team and her role is that of an IT Recruitment Consultant. Denise focuses mainly on specialized positions within the local IT market, and she is responsible for sourcing, interviewing and recommending the strongest candidates to the vast database of local clients within the IT sector.
Denise achieved a Diploma in Hospitality Management and comes from a background of 8 years hands on managerial experience within the Tourism and Travel Industry, as well as another additional 2 years experience as a Recruitment Executive for Senior and Junior roles within the local market.
Email: denise.cutajar@pentasia.com
Direct: +356 2701 7793
Mobile: +356 7905 8180
Artjoms Kobahidze
Resourcer
Artjoms joined Pentasia in April 2010 as a Resourcer having gained 2.5 years customer service experience in the online sector as well as project management. His duties include sourcing new candidates, conducting interviews and assisting the consultants of the Mediterranean office with candidate searches and correspondence. He is mostly dealing with entry level positions for the growing iGaming industry.
Email: artjoms.kobahidze@pentasia.com
Direct: +356 2277 9119
Mobile: +356 7772 5722
Anna Vincze
Office Administrator
After graduating in marketing and logistics in her native Hungary, Anna joined Pentasia in October 2009 as a Junior Office Administrator for the UK. She is primarily responsible for administering Pentasia’s central database and assists in the management of the UK office facilities.
Email: anna.vincze@pentasia.com
Direct: +44 1737 785 984
Mobile: +44 7518 519 720
Sara Portelli
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Sara joined Pentasia in July 2010, after obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Psychology only last year. In the course of her studies, she also taught English to foreign students at various English Language institutions . Sara is now reading her Masters in Human Resource Management. She now forms part of the Pentasia’s Recruitment team in Malta.
Email: sara.portelli@pentasia.com
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