Mr. Derek Russan was appointed as the new R&D Director of Casino Technology. After two years with the company he was promoted to this position in order to achieve even more remarkable results.

He trained as an electronics engineer and was one of the first engineers in Europe involved in designing microprocessor based solutions for Rank Xerox.

After this he worked for Ferranti first generation custom logic chips which were the fore runners of modern programmable logic chips.

After gaining more experience using electronics in avionics and automotive applications he joined HEBER Ltd. soon after they were founded in 1984 as a designer working on control boards for slot machines. As HEBER Ltd. grew he was involved in almost all aspects of the company including purchasing, implementing quality systems, manufacturing and sales.

He joined Casino Technology in 2004 to open the UK office and also to bring in some of his technical, administrative and management experience

Now, with such rapid growth, Casino Technology has asked him to take the role of R&D Director. Derek said "It is a really challenging and exciting opportunity to take a strong and successful team that is rapidly outgrowing its structure and to mould them into western ways and create a world class center of excellence at the CT headquarters in Sofia."

Sales and Marketing Director Sonya Nikolova said "It is very brave of Derek to take on this challenge which would be hard enough without the extra challenges created by language and cultural differences. I am sure Derek will overcome these and lead the R&D department forward".