Fabio Celadon

Fabio Celadon is the Chief Financial Officer of IGT, the role he took on when the new combined enterprise was formed. He is responsible for the financial strategy of the combined business and oversees its financial operations. These cover budgeting and long-term planning, financial reporting, capital structure management and treasury. He also leads work on financial risk, internal controls and regulatory compliance, assesses and manages investment opportunities, and drives profit improvement. He reports on financial performance to internal and external stakeholders and maintains relationships with investors, auditors and financial institutions.

Celadon joined Lottomatica in 2002. Lottomatica later became GTECH S.p.A., the predecessor of IGT. He held several finance, treasury and corporate development positions there, including Chief Financial Officer from 2002 to 2004. He later worked in strategic planning and corporate development at GTECH.

He went on to serve as Managing Director of IGT Greater China and Senior Vice President of IGT International. In that role he was responsible for IGT's operations in Greater China and for business development in the region.

He then became Senior Vice President, Gaming Portfolio. His team tracked industry technology and competitive trends, consolidated the company's R&D plans, developed IGT's hardware and content portfolios and measured product performance.

Immediately before becoming CFO, Celadon was Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Development at IGT. His team monitored industry and competitive trends, developed IGT's portfolio strategy and carried out numerous M&A transactions. This included deal evaluation, structuring and negotiation, working with internal teams and external advisers. He also led IGT's corporate innovation programme.

Celadon holds a law degree from LUISS Guido Carli University and an MBA from Columbia Business School in New York.