Mr Payne has over 30 years of experience as chairman, chief executive, director and non-executive director of some of the United Kingdom's preeminent private and quoted businesses both within and outside of the online gambling industry. He is the former CEO of FTSE 250 Listed Sportingbet plc, one of the then largest internet gambling businesses in the world. He has been involved in the listing of 18 businesses on the London Stock Exchange and is presently the Chairman of UK Main Market listed Braemar Shipping Services plc. and computer games specialist Green Man Gaming limited. He is also a nonexecutive director of UK AIM market listed GetBusy plc, and JSE listed Sun International Limited. He is the former Chairman of UK AIM market listed Gateley (Holdings) plc, Stride Gaming plc, EG Solutions plc and ECSC Group plc. as well as being a former non executive director of Ascot Racecourse Betting and Gaming Limited. He is member of the Risk Committee.
