Meet our Management Team
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Alexandra Nita
Recruitment Team LeaderAlexandra joined our international recruitment team in January 2015, bringing with her recruitment experience from Romania, Bulgaria, and Malta. Alexandra has a degree in Psychology and Human Resources from her home country of Romania. In her role she focuses on international candidate sourcing, utilising both Romanian and English.
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alexandra@bettingconnections.com
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Pippa Attard
Recruitment Team LeaderAfter being born on Christmas Day, one of the most exciting and joyful days of the year, Pippa has continued to carry that spirit and energy into her day to day life. After completing her studies in Law and then Psychology and gaining experience in running a bar and Business Development, Pippa decided to take advantage of her love for helping people to have clarity and a voice and joined the Betting Connections Team in April 2018.
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Maria Puglisi
Recruitment ManagerMaria is originally from Italy where she obtained a master's degree in psychology and a post-graduate degree in Human Resources. She has lived in Paris, Dubai, Stockholm, Portugal and Malta over the years! Maria joined the Connections Group She has relocated back to Malta and has joined the teams at Betting Connections in September 2016. In the rare event she has free time, Maria loves to indulge in Netflix and to travel as much as possible, and LA and Vegas are two of her favourite places she has visited.
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Maria@bettingconnections.com
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Marinela Toth
Recruitment Team LeaderMarinela joined Betting Connections in July 2019. She is from Timisoara, Romania where she studied English Literature at the West University of the same city. Marinela loves horror movies, concerts and animals, particularly Shar Pei! Marinela brings with her experience in Customer Support roles and has lived in Romania, Germany and Ireland before moving to Malta.
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marinela@bettingconnections.com
Meet our Consultants
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Gabriela Figueira
Recruitment ConsultantGabriela is originally from Venezuela. She joined Betting Connections in April 2021. She came to Malta almost 1.5 years ago to learn English and decided to stay here for the long term. Gabriela is a very sociable person who enjoys learning new things, meeting new people and having new experiences!
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gabriela@bettingconnections.com
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Matthew Cuschieri
Principal Recruitment ConsultantMatthew is from Malta, and joined Betting Connections in July 2021. Matthew has also lived in the UK for many years, and has extensive customer support experience.
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matthew@bettingconnections.com
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Ynske Plas
RecruiterYnske Plas is Dutch, with previous customer support experience and was determined to move to Malta and start a career in recruitment. She joined Betting Connections in June 2022.
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ynske@bettingconnections.com
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Ciro Cangiano
RecruiterCiro is from Napoli, Italy and has a background in Human Resources and Customer Support. He joined Betting Connections in August 2022.
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Jodie McGrory
RecruiterJodie is from Ireland, is 20 years old and moved to Malta in late Summer 2022. She joined Betting Connections shortly after, in August 2022.
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Iria Bermúdez Vilas
Trainee RecruiterIria is 22 years old and from Galicia, Spain. She has worked at SiGMA and has been practicing figure-skating since she was 3 years old. She has studied Psychology, and joined Betting Connections in January 2023.
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Joanna Łukaszewska
Trainee RecruiterJoanna is from Poland, and joined Betting Connections in March 2023. She has a strong background in Customer Service and Team Leadership.
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Amala Stromane
Trainee RecruiterAmala is Latvian and has been living in Malta since 2019. She has iGaming experience, having worked as a Game Presenter for 3 years and studied RG & RFP. Before moving to Malta, Amala lived in UK, working as a receptionist. She joined Betting Connections in April 2023.
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Nicusor Lavric
Trainee RecruiterNick is Romanian and moved to Malta beginning of this month. Previously he lived and worked in UK, having a background in sales and warehouse management. He joined Betting Connections in April 2023.
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Nicusor@bettingconnections.com
Our Founders
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Duarte Amado & Frederico Formigal
Managing Director & COO RespectivelyOur founders combined their extensive recruitment and iGaming knowledge to set up a service that responded to a demand in the market for a ‘true recruitment consultancy’! Duarte and Frederico have guided Betting Connections from strength to strength over the years, both taking a very hands on approach to ensuring all of our staff have the resources, training and knowledge needed to provide the highest possible level of service to our clients and candidates alike.
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Meet our Operations and Administration Team
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Gosia Pluta
Head of Growth & MarketingGosia started her career at Betting Connections as part of our International Internship Programme in 2014 before being employed on a full time basis, and is now an iGaming Recruitment Manager. Prior to Betting Connections, she completed a Master's Degree in Media and Communications, her primary research area being on Recruitment and Selection. Gosia speaks Polish and English at a fluent level, and enjoys water sports and networking in her free time.
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gosia@bettingconnections.com
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Sonia Ribeiro
HR, Training & Development ExecutiveSonia joined Betting Connections in January 2016 and has a Bachelor's degree in Clinical Psychology and a Masters of Forensic Psychology and Social Exclusion. She is Portuguese by birth, but has lived in Belgium for twenty years and the UK for four. Sonia speaks Portuguese, French, and English, and holds a passion for interacting with diverse cultures and people.
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sonia@bettingconnections.com
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Artur Cardoso
Office and Facilities ManagerArtur joined the Betting Connections Team in Malta at the start of 2016, bringing with him over 5 years of iGaming experience. At the start of 2017, Artur relocated from Malta to Portugal to help set up a new office for the company. Artur is a traveller at heart who loves to visit as many places in the world as he possibly can.
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artur@bettingconnections.com
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Sofia Castelbranco
Head of People Development & HRFluent in 5 different languages, a mother two children and two cats, Sofia is also a passionate photographer and DIY hobbyist. Sofia joined our team through our international internship programme. Before that, she was an HR consultant, project manager, flight attendant and many others, which helped guide her to leaving her home and joining the recruitment industry. Sofia also has read a degree in Social and Organizational Psychology at ISCTE, and a Music Course in the National Conservatorium. She plants her own vegetables in her free time, and fights for the environment by riding her own electrical bike to work.
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sofia@bettingconnections.com
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Samwel Farrugia
Content and Social Media ManagerSamwel joined Betting Connections in September 2019. He has a background in the written word and graduated in Communications at the University of Malta in 2018. Sam loves sketching, writing, and playing piano, and is always interested in trying new, exciting things.
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sam@bettingconnections.com
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Julia Stefaniak
Partnerships ExecutiveJulia joined the Connections Group in January 2020 and brings with her experience in Customer Support. She has studied at Jagiellonian University in Poland and has a Master's in International Relations & Affairs.
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julia@bettingconnections.com
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John-Paul Vella
Administration & ReceptionJohn-Paul joined the Connections Group in September 2022. He is from Gozo and moved to Malta, and is a talented tailor and hairstylist
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Liliana Camilleri
Finance Executive