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Inspired Entertainment is putting Carys Damon back in the general counsel chair she vacated two years ago. The Nasdaq-listed gaming technology supplier disclosed in an August 18 SEC filing that Simona Camilleri has stepped down as executive vice president and general counsel, and that Damon, currently the company's corporate secretary, will take over the role effective September 7, 2026.
Damon is not new to the job. She joined Inspired in 2012 and rose through the legal department, holding the general counsel title from September 2017 until June 2024, when Camilleri took it over and Damon moved into the corporate secretary post. The August 18 press release keeps her on that secretary title too, so she returns to lead the legal function while continuing her existing corporate governance duties.
Camilleri signed an amendment to her February 2024 employment agreement on August 12 confirming she will cease serving as general counsel on September 7. She stays on the payroll through the end of the year, on garden leave, available to help with the handover.
Brooks Pierce, Inspired's president and CEO, framed the move as a return to institutional depth rather than a search for new blood. "I'm delighted to welcome Carys back to the role of General Counsel while she continues as Corporate Secretary," he said in the press release, adding that her prior tenure as general counsel gives her "a deep understanding of our business, culture and long-term strategy." Pierce also thanked Camilleri "for her contribution during a pivotal period of transformation for our company."
The company did not disclose a reason for Camilleri's departure beyond the mutual employment agreement amendment, and the filing does not describe it as a dispute.
Inspired supplies gaming content, terminals and virtual sports systems to lottery, betting and casino operators, including the licensed content behind several operators in Alberta's newly opened iGaming market, where Pierce called North America "a significant growth market" for the company. A general counsel change lands at a moment when Inspired is expanding across multiple regulated jurisdictions at once, each with its own licensing and compliance regime for the legal team to manage.
Damon's credentials read like a compliance specialist's: she is a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales, a member of the New York State Bar, and holds a BCS Foundation Certificate in Information Security Management Principles. Before returning to the top legal job, she spent two years as a trusted adviser to Inspired's board, a period Pierce cited directly in explaining the choice.
Inspired is one of several gaming suppliers making leadership changes this year while pursuing growth in new markets, alongside Sportradar's hire of Entain's former group president as chief operating officer and Rank Group's confirmation of Richard Harris as permanent CEO after an internal handover. Each of these moves promotes a known internal figure into a bigger seat rather than recruiting outside, a pattern that also shaped Accel Entertainment's succession planning for its incoming CEO.
The company picked a known quantity over a fresh search
Boards facing a legal-department vacancy usually choose between an external hire who brings a new perspective and an internal veteran who already knows where the risk sits. Inspired went with continuity, and did so fast: the amendment to Camilleri's contract, the board's decision on Damon, and the public announcement all landed within six days of each other. For a supplier with licensing exposure across multiple regulated markets, that speed suggests the board wanted the transition settled before it became a distraction, not a signal of trouble in the legal function itself.