ALDERNEY GAMBLING CONTROL COMMISSION - Key Persons
Andrew Gellatly is the Executive Director of the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) a role which he commenced in December 2022. Prior to joining the AGCC Andrew was the co-founder of the regulatory intelligence service VIXIO Gambling Compliance in 2006, and assumed the role of global managing editor, building its wide range of relationships throughout the online and land-based sectors. He oversaw the growth of the business and its sale to private equity in 2019, continuing as the head of global research services until 2022. As a journalist, before VIXIO GamblingCompliance, he covered technology, gambling and sport and launched the magazine I-gaming Business. He wrote the Financial Times special report on the global gaming industry in 2002 and has been a regular FT contributor on sport, gaming and technology. He has chaired and spoken at gambling conferences worldwide.
Job Titles:
- Deputy Director, Who Has Experience in Databases and Handles in - House IT and Communications
Antony Rebanks, Deputy Director, who has experience in databases and handles in-house IT and communications;
Job Titles:
- Deputy Director, With Many Years of Experience in the EGambling Industry Having Previously Worked for a Number of Licensees in Guernsey
Ben Nichols, Deputy Director, with many years of experience in the eGambling industry having previously worked for a number of licensees in Guernsey;
Ceri Macfarlane has over six years' experience in the gambling industry. She has a degree in Business Studies from the Open University.
Job Titles:
- Senior Financial Compliance Officer, Who Assists the Directorate With Operational Duties and a Wide Range of Compliance Support Tasks
Charlie Barker, Senior Financial Compliance Officer, who assists the directorate with operational duties and a wide range of compliance support tasks;
Christopher Moger KC is a commercial barrister who has extensive experience in gambling regulation. For many years he advised and represented the Gaming Board for Great Britain, now the Gambling Commission, and he has also acted for a wide range of clients involved in the gambling industry in the UK and internationally.
Gemma Fletcher is a member of ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), with 17 years experience in practice and commercial business, and has previously held senior financial roles within the betting and gambling industry.
Dr Isabel Picornell lives in Alderney, and is a certified fraud examiner specialising in language evidence. She holds a PhD in forensic linguistics and provides consultancy services to the legal and corporate intelligence industry. Isabel is a Dame of the Order of Isabel la Catolica, knighted for services rendered to Spain. She has a particular interest in compliance and anti-moneylaundering.
Job Titles:
- Business Consultant
- Commissioner
- Resident
Jeremy Thompson is a business consultant, resident in Guernsey, with executive level experience in the Telecoms, Electronics and Financial Sectors.
Job Titles:
- Junior Compliance Support Officer, Who Assists the Directorate With Operational Duties and a Wide Range of Compliance Support Tasks
John Nellist, Junior Compliance Support Officer, who assists the directorate with operational duties and a wide range of compliance support tasks;
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director, Who Has Worked at a Senior Level in the Industry, Bringing With Him Much Valued Expertise and Knowledge
Joshua Gabriel, Assistant Director, who has worked at a senior level in the industry, bringing with him much valued expertise and knowledge.
Kelly Macfarlane has over 10 years experience within the eGambling industry. She has a Degree in Business, a Diploma in Business with Law and further qualifications in Company Law and Business Studies;
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director, With Several Years' Experience in the EGambling Industry, Working With Both Customer Facing Operators and Gambling Software Providers
Leonie de la Fosse, Assistant Director, with several years' experience in the eGambling industry, working with both customer facing operators and gambling software providers;
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Commission
Lord Faulkner of Worcester, Chairman of the Commission - is a British parliamentarian with extensive knowledge of gambling regulation. He served on the joint scrutiny committee on the draft gambling bill 2003-04, and chaired a parliamentary inquiry into betting on sport 2004-05. He was a strategy adviser to Alderney Gambling Control Commission 2005-08. Prior to entering the House of Lords in 1999, he had for many years been an adviser to the football pool companies. He is a member of the Channel Islands all-party parliamentary group. From 2006-09 he was a member of FIFA Task Force "For the Good of the Game" (with special responsibilities for sports betting integrity) and is a former Gamcare trustee. Lord Faulkner served as a minister in the government whips' office 2009-10, and is now a Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and Worcester College, Oxford, where he is an honorary fellow.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director, Who Has Many Years of Experience in the EGambling Industry Having Previously Worked for a Number of Licensees in Guernsey
Matthew Maunder, Assistant Director, who has many years of experience in the eGambling industry having previously worked for a number of licensees in Guernsey;
Job Titles:
- Deputy Director, Who Has a Background in EGambling Software Development and Appraisal Systems and Network Design
Neil Howard, Deputy Director, who has a background in eGambling software development and appraisal systems and network design;