Mr. Sala has served as the Executive Chair of the Board since January 2022. In June 2022, Mr. Sala was appointed CEO of
De Agostini S.p.A., IGT’s controlling shareholder, after being appointed as Chairman of DeA Capital S.p.A in April 2022. Prior
to this, he served as a member of the Board and CEO of the Company from April 2015 to January 2022, where he was
responsible for overseeing the strategic direction of the Company. From April 2009 to April 2015, Mr. Sala served as CEO to
GTECH S.p.A. (IGT’s predecessor and 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.
Previously, he served as CEO of Buffetti, Italy’s leading office equipment and supply retail chain. Prior to Buffetti, Mr. Sala
served as Head of the Business Directories Division for SEAT Pagine Gialle. Earlier in his career, he 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.