Dave Phillips is now the VP of network at Continent 8 Technologies, the company stated.
Throughout his fifteen years at Google, Phillips served in several leadership capacities across the Engineering, Operations, Delivery, and Product teams.
More than 100 sites across four continents, including 30 US states, are part of the company's global network, which he will manage in this capacity. With offices in the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States, Canada, Singapore, and India, Phillips will be in charge of a worldwide team of networking experts.
“Dave is a highly experienced network technologist with an incredible amount of experience in the Internet industry having been at Google through their hyper-growth phase over the past 15 years,” said Edward O'Connor, chief technology officer of Continent 8 Technologies.
We have one of the most extensive and well-connected networks in the industry. Hiring Dave to head our worldwide team will enable us continue to develop for our customers for the next 25 years, building on the foundation of trust that our industry's greatest brands have had in the Continent 8 network for over 25 years.
"With Dave's expertise and the incredible imagination of our team, I have no doubt that we will come up with groundbreaking solutions to assist our clients in 2024 and beyond. Our team is second to none."
In his own words, Phillips expressed his excitement about joining the company, saying, "Continent 8's connected network is quite simply the backbone of the iGaming industry."
"Continent 8 is poised for tremendous growth, which excites me. We will continue to develop our innovative product set and solidify our position as the preferred infrastructure partner for numerous major operators and suppliers in the global gaming industry."
