Online gambling pioneers Betfairhave appointed a new chief technology officer to replace Rorie Devine. Tony McAlister, a former IT chief at mobile network Vodafone will join the company in January. McAlister returns to the UK to take up the role having spent the last three years as CTO for content management vendor Motricity. From 2001 to 2005 McAlister was CTO at Vodafone. McAlister said of the appointment, “Betfair has demonstrated its ability to turn technology into a strategic business advantage. I look forward to building on this success.” As Befair CTO McAlister will report to chief executive David Yu and be responsible for a team of 300 IT engineers around the world. Betfair said McAlister will be required to enhance the customer experience at the online betting company and to drive technology innovation and ensure its rapid profitable growth is “underpinned”. McAlister officially starts in the role on January 19, 2009. Rorie Devine left Betfair in Mayhaving been with the Hammersmith based company for four years, two as CTO. Under his leadership the IT team, which is 25 per cent of the workforce, tripled. Related articles: Betfair CTO Rory Devine placed his bet on people Related content opinion Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security feature LexisNexis rises to the generative AI challenge With generative AI, the legal information services giant faces its most formidable disruptor yet. That’s why CTO Jeff Reihl is embracing and enhancing the technology swiftly to keep in front of the competition. By Paula Rooney Dec 01, 2023 6 mins Generative AI Digital Transformation Cloud Computing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe