Jamie Odell

Chair

Jamie Odell joined the Board of Scientific Games in 2020 as Chair after serving the Board and CEO Barry Cottle as a senior advisor since May 2019. Mr. Odell brings more than 30 years of experience as a Global CEO in the consumer goods, technology and gaming industries to the Board.

Mr. Odell focuses on investments in technology start-ups in both Australia and the U.S. as co-founder of an Australian private assets growth fund, in partnership with Ellerston Capital (JAADE Private Assets Fund), which currently has over $300M FUM. He is currently a Non Executive Director of CAMMS Group, a private company which develops software solutions in Global Risk, Strategy and Project Management. 

Previously, Mr. Odell served as the CEO of Aristocrat Technologies from 2009 to 2017. During his 8-year tenure as CEO, Mr. Odell led a successful, global transformation of Aristocrat which elevated its industry leadership, attracted the industry’s top talent and delivered significant returns for investors. Aristocrat is now a top 20 company within the Australian Stock Exchange and has a market capitalization of around $20 billion.

Prior to joining Aristocrat, Mr. Odell had a successful senior leadership career running multinational organizations across the U.S., Australia, Europe and Asia including Managing Director roles with Foster’s Group, Beringer and Allied Lyons.