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“ BRINGING IN PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS , DIFFERENT ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS , AND DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDS IS VITAL . THE CLASH OF IDEAS IS VERY HEALTHY ” PAT KAMM VICE PRESIDENT OF TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS , IGT
Diversity For a multinational gaming industry leader such as IGT , diverse sourcing of ideas couldn ’ t be more important . Kamm , a graduate of several prestigious executive programmes , considers professional development a leadership requirement . He recalls early in his career thinking , ‘ You say to yourself , “ The response to these challenges are obvious ”. You think everyone will come to the same conclusions . And then when you get together as a group , you find that there are so many different perspectives among people of different backgrounds and ages ’.
Kamm notes that young , diverse members of the IGT team come to the team with great ideas about content , loyalty programmes , knowing your customer ( KYC ), and the future of the integrated user experience across channels . The new generation of players has spoken and leaders are listening . ‘ At IGT , we are working on ways to customise the
EXECUTIVE BIO
PAT KAMM
TITLE : VICE PRESIDENT OF TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS
INDUSTRY : COMPUTER SOFTWARE LOCATION : UNITED STATES
Pat Kamm leads IGT ’ s Global
Program Management Office overseeing a portfolio of Product R & D for Lottery , Casino and Video Lottery as well as customer deliveries worldwide . He is also responsible for the technology contracting office charged with augmenting IGT ’ s technology staffing needs . Annually , his organization leads a portfolio of over 500 projects equating to two million hours of effort .
Prior to joining IGT , Pat was a member of the United States Army Special Operations community where he became a lifelong student of leadership that has propelled him and his teams throughout his career and helping IGT continue as the world leader in Gaming .