KCMG GAMING - Key Persons


DJ Smith

Job Titles:
  • Associate
DJ is passionate about supporting the advancement of casino businesses and casino people by sharing over three decades of experience in rising to the top of casino organisations and across the functions. He has a particular interest in investment analysis and planning, product performance and data analytics. He is an MBA graduate with distinctions in New Venture planning, development and financing; Business Analysis Methods; Financial Management; Strategy and the Management of Innovation. DJ is also qualified as a Chartered Management Accountant.

Iain London - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Founder
  • Principle Consultant
As the Founder and Principle Consultant, Iain is an industry veteran of almost thirty years and has a proven track record across many areas of our industry having worked in senior management positions, before founding KCMG. Having begun his career with South African operator Sun International in 1992, he has subsequently worked across Europe, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region, as both an operator and a supplier, holding senior roles with multi-national companies such as Sun International, Casino Magic, Maxbet Gaming, Playtech, Zitro and Aristocrat. In addition to his deep understanding of the gaming industry's trends and technologies, Iain's multi-disciplinary expertise across the marketing mix, sales and business development enables him to drive strategic initiatives globally, whilst his experience positions him uniquely to meet the challenges inherent in competing successfully at a global level.

Jake Waller

Job Titles:
  • Associate
Jake has been in gaming for over thirty three years, having left the Royal Air Force to take up a position with Sun International. Since then, his experience has grown exponentially as his abundant energy and outstanding organising skills have seen him involved in not only the running of gaming operations but also the planning and project managing of casino developments all over Latin America, Europe, UK, Asia and Africa. Jake's focus is on operational casino consulting, such as, new casino development; project management and management contracts where his ongoing commitment to the development of best-practice systems and procedures and the professional development of staff through leadership, coaching and training has seen him most recently open the premier casino resort in the Seychelles, Club Liberté Casino.