Australian Securities Exchange-listed bookmaker PointsBet has announced the transition of its Group Chief Executive Officer, with Andrew Catterall to assume the role starting from February 1st, 2026.
Catterall is currently Chief Executive Officer – Australia.
He will succeed Sam Swanell as Group CEO of PointsBet Holdings Limited, with Swanell set to ‘continue to support the business through a transition and handover period’.
Swanell will not be departing the company, and will remain on its Board as an Executive Director and act in an ‘advisory role’.
Catterall joined PointsBet as CEO – Australia in 2022, having previously served as CEO of Racing.com.
Swanell was one of the three co-founders of PointsBet in March of 2015.
In a Wednesday release, PointsBet’s Chairman Brett Paton stated “On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Sam Swanell for his exceptional leadership, unwavering commitment, and deep contribution to PointsBet since founding the Company. Sam has guided PointsBet through every stage of its development and growth, and his continued involvement in an advisory capacity, as well as his ongoing service on the Board, will ensure the business continues to benefit from his insight and experience.”
PointsBet is a corporate bookmaker with operations in Australia and Canada which offers a ‘scalable cloud-based wagering platform’ offering clients ‘innovative sports and racing wagering products and iGaming’.
