Barry Cottle (born 1961/1962) is an American businessman, and former CEO of Light & Wonder from June 2018, when he succeeded Kevin Sheehan, until August 2022.

Early life

Cottle earned a bachelor's degree in information services and mathematics from

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, and an MBA from the

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Career

Cottle joined Scientific Games in August 2015, as chief executive, SG Interactive. In June 2018, Cottle, head of SG Interactive, was named as CEO of the parent company, replacing Sheehan. In August 2022, Cottle resigned from Light & Wonder.

References

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