Less than a week after the announcement of major changes at PokerStars, the poker room's parent company Amaya Inc. announced that Rafi Ashkenazi will serve as Chief Executive Office of the Rational Group their online gaming division.
Taking over the reigns at Rational Group, Ashkenazi will become responsible of brands like PokerStars and Full Tilt.
Ashkenazi is not a new name in the online gambling business, nor is he a new face at Amaya. During the past months, he served as Senior Vice President of Strategy for Amaya Inc.