Nicholas Watkins

Joined the Board of Gamingking plc in 2000 as a non-executive director and was appointed Chief Executive in July 2003.
Entered the media industry in 1980 as the managing director of Rank Video Services, taking the company to an industry leadership position.
In 1989 he joined the Chrysalis Group plc as the deputy group managing director and played an active part in the re-positioning of Chrysalis as a major force in the media industry.
He led the buy out of Chrysalis’ new media interests in 1993 and formed The First Information Group, a venture that was eventually sold to private investors.
In 1995 he joined Tyzack & Partners, a senior executive search firm, becoming managing director in 1997.
In 1999 he orchestrated the sale of Tyzack to the NASDAQ quoted Headway Corporate Resources Inc. He was appointed Chief Executive of Panasonic Disc Services International in November 2001, leaving 12 months later, following the acquisition of the business by Thomson Multimedia