Marco Sala

Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Marco Sala started his career in Kraft in 1985 and in 1997 he moved on to Magneti Marelli (a Fiat Group company).

In 2001 he joined SEAT Pagine Gialle as Head of the Business Directories Division. He was subsequently appointed CEO of Buffetti.

In 2003 he joined Lottomatica as Co-General Manager and member of the Board of Directors.

In August 2006 Lottomatica acquired GTECH, and the new company was later renamed as GTECH S.p.A. He was appointed CEO of the Company’s Italian Operations (Lottomatica) with responsibility of other European activities.

From 2009 to 2015, he held the position of Chief Executive Officer of GTECH S.p.A.

From April 2015 to January 2022 he was Chief Executive Officer of IGT PLC, following the acquisition of IGT by GTECH and the rebranding of the group as IGT.

Since January 2022 Mr. Sala has served as Executive Chair of the IGT PLC Board of Directors.

In April 2022, he became Executive Chair of DeA Capital and in June 2022, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer (Group CEO) of De Agostini S.p.A.

In April 2023, he is also appointed Chief Executive Officer of DeA Capital S.p.A.

He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Save The Children Italy.

Mr. Sala graduated from Bocconi University in Milan, majoring in Business and Economics.