HR tech firm appoints former Amazon and Bet365 chief
Stoke-on-Trent-based HR-tech company DBLX has recruited former Amazon and bet365 head, Dan Macklin, as chief technical officer.
Macklin was part of the senior team at Amazon Web Services and before that he was head of applied innovation at Lloyds Bank and head of R&D at Bet365.
DBLX has hired him to accelerate its innovation and delivery strategy.
He will report directly to CEO Gareth Mobley and will sit on the organisation’s executive board where he will lead the MCG / DBLX tech strategy with a particular focus on innovation.
Mobley said: “Dan has a track record of technology leadership gained from his work in the technology innovation teams at some of the World’s biggest consumer and technology brands. Dan will be a huge asset to add to our highly talented board at MCG. He will head up our development teams overseeing the design and build of our cloud-based technology solutions. He’ll play an integral role in ensuring our award-winning LXP’s become even more cutting edge and impactful.”
Macklin added: “I’m absolutely delighted to be joining MCG and DBLX, a company that really wants to do things dierently and disrupt the HR-tech industry. I have a passion for building products that help people and teams grow, so am looking forward to bringing some large-tech capabilities to a smaller company that is a pioneer in this space.”
