SharedPlay Welcome Cristina Turbatu as CTO

Ambitious start-up, SharedPlay, have made another significant appointment after confirming Playtech’s Cristina Turbatu as their new chief technology officer (CTO). 

Turbatu spent more than five years at Playtech and her appointment at SharedPlay comes less than a month since Jacqui Gatt was appointed as the firm’s new chief operating officer.

Posting on social media platform, LinkedIn following the acquisition, SharedPlay founder and CEO, Karolina Pelc, commented: 

“When I set out to find the ideal candidate for the CTO role at SharedPlay, everyone was sceptical. With these aspirations, "Good luck", they said... 

• Gaming experience, stand out technical skillset and hands-on with code in all the modern technologies  
• Mix of an industry-leading experience with start-up entrepreneurship and a true innovation mindset.
• Amazing leader with a proven track record of hiring, managing and, more importantly, nurturing great development teams. 
• Impressive personality, ultimate professionalism and the ability to act as a brand ambassador alongside active contribution towards building the company vision and culture. 

Guess what. We found all that and more, so I am BEYOND excited to welcome Cristina Turbatu to our team as our Chief Technology Officer. At this pace, I won't be getting off your LI news feed anytime soon, but you got to admit, these are news worth sharing! Managing Director of Girls in Tech chapter, I mean, camon'.” 

The former Girls in Tech MD also took to LinkedIn to express her excitement about the move to SharedPlay. Cristina Turbatu, said: 

“I’m excited to join the executive team of SharedPlay as CTO next to Karolina Pelc and Jacqui Gatt, two of the most impressive women in gaming!”