Marco Sala
Executive Chair of the Board; Executive Director
Mr. Sala has served as the Executive Chair of the Board since January 2022 and is responsible for overseeing the Company’s strategic direction. He was previously CEO of De Agostini S.p.A., Brightstar Lottery’s controlling shareholder, from June 2022 to June 2025, and Chairman and CEO of DeA Capital S.p.A., from April 2022 to mid-July 2025. He continues to serve as a member of De Agostini S.p.A., B&D Holding S.p.A. and DeA Capital S.p.A.’s Board of Directors.
He previously served as a member of the Board and CEO of the Company from April 2015 to January 2022. From April 2009 to April 2015, Mr. Sala served as CEO of GTECH S.p.A. (the predecessor of both IGT and Brightstar; formerly known as Lottomatica Group S.p.A. and Lottomatica S.p.A.). He joined Lottomatica as Co-General Manager in 2003 and served as a member of the Board. In August 2006, he was appointed Managing Director with responsibility for GTECH’s Italian Operations and other European activities.
Earlier in his career, he served as CEO of Buffetti, Italy’s leading office equipment and supply retail chain, Head of the Business Directories Division for SEAT Pagine Gialle, and worked at Magneti Marelli (a Fiat Group company) and Kraft Foods.
Mr. Sala graduated from Bocconi University in Milan (Italy), majoring in Business and Economics.
Mr. Sala has served as the Executive Chair of the Board since January 2022 and is responsible for overseeing the Company’s strategic direction. He was previously CEO of De Agostini S.p.A., Brightstar Lottery’s controlling shareholder, from June 2022 to June 2025, and Chairman and CEO of DeA Capital S.p.A., from April 2022 to mid-July 2025. He continues to serve as a member of De Agostini S.p.A., B&D Holding S.p.A. and DeA Capital S.p.A.’s Board of Directors.
He previously served as a member of the Board and CEO of the Company from April 2015 to January 2022. From April 2009 to April 2015, Mr. Sala served as CEO of GTECH S.p.A. (the predecessor of both IGT and Brightstar; formerly known as Lottomatica Group S.p.A. and Lottomatica S.p.A.). He joined Lottomatica as Co-General Manager in 2003 and served as a member of the Board. In August 2006, he was appointed Managing Director with responsibility for GTECH’s Italian Operations and other European activities.
Earlier in his career, he served as CEO of Buffetti, Italy’s leading office equipment and supply retail chain, Head of the Business Directories Division for SEAT Pagine Gialle, and worked at Magneti Marelli (a Fiat Group company) and Kraft Foods.
Mr. Sala graduated from Bocconi University in Milan (Italy), majoring in Business and Economics.