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Konami Reaches a New Slot in Gaming
March 1, 2012
Konami Reaches a New Slot in Gaming
By Shana Sager
When the current executive team for Konami Gaming Inc. formed, they were all in search of a spark. One left three decades with a single employer “looking for excitement.” Another believed in the gaming equipment manufacturer’s capacity for a seemingly unparalleled growth story. A third felt the company’s deeply-rooted “entertainment DNA” in his own bones. Together, they found that inspiration at Konami, dreaming up products that are Born From Fun™ and built with a focus.
“The company goal is to be the No. 1 game supplier in the world,” according to Konami Gaming Inc.’s Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President Steve Sutherland.
This shared vision existed even before Konami snuck up on the industry in the mid-2000s, when the subsidiary of the Japanese content giant KONAMI CORP. experienced triple-digit growth. Today, they’ve reached a new slot in the gaming hierarchy, with more than 280 licenses operating in every available market.
“Five years ago, we were a manufacturer kind of on the outside looking in to the big boys,” said Thomas Jingoli, chief compliance officer and vice president of Konami Gaming Inc. “And now, we’re clearly one of the big boys.”
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