CEO McLoughlin steps down from SKS365 Group

Ian McLoughlin has resigned from the post chief executive of the Austria-based SKS365 Group along with two other senior staff members.

General counsel Angela Gemma and group financial controller Aaron Meli are the other two senior officials who quit behind the Italy-facing PlanetWin365 brand.

McLoughlin has stepped down to pursue other opportunities, an SKS365 spokesperson confirmed.

Gemma has chosen to return to her law firm, while Meli will join for an advisory role with SKS365.

SKS365 refused to comment on possible replacements to fill the now-vacant roles.

SKS365 is currently caught up in the “Galassia” investigation, an ongoing probe by Italian police into anti-money laundering in the country’s gambling market.

In November, 68 people were arrested as part of the investigation, which has uncovered how Italian organised crime groups in Calabria, the Ndrangheta, have been using bookmakers for money laundering purposes.

The police have previously stated that SKS365’s inclusion in the probe relates to the company’s previous management between 2015 and 2017.