Playtika Expands Leadership Team with Two Senior Hires

Playtika Holding Corp. announced two new senior hires at Playtika: Gili Brudno as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and Darlan Monterisi as Executive Vice President and Global Head of Communications.

As CHRO and a member of the management team, Brudno will oversee Playtika’s global human resources strategy, building robust talent strategies and advancing the employee experience to progress Playtika’s position as a premier employer. Brudno is a seasoned human resources executive with extensive experience in global, large-scale organisations, as well as startups. Most recently, she served as BioCatch’s Chief People Officer, and previously served as SAP’s VP HR for the Global Services Sales Business. Prior to that, Brudno worked at TEVA Pharmaceutical Industries in various senior positions.

Monterisi will lead corporate and brand communications, including reputation management, media relations, public affairs, corporate digital and content, and employee engagement, and she will serve as a trusted strategic advisor to fellow executives, partnering across all aspects of the business. Monterisi joins Playtika from artificial intelligence company Dataminr, where she led corporate communications and brand. A former public affairs officer with the U.S. Marine Corps, Monterisi brings more than 20 years of experience to Playtika, having led internal and external communications programmes for companies including CA Technologies and Rockstar Games, as well as agencies Porter Novelli and Mullen.

“Gili and Darlan bring tremendous experience and perspective to Playtika. The strengths of these exceptional leaders will advance Playtika among our diverse set of stakeholders, helping propel us in realizing our ambitious vision,” said Chief Operating Officer Shlomi Aizenberg.