News and technology information Beijing time August 31, online gambling company 888holdings former executive Metar Kinzberg (Maytal Ginzburg) on the social networking site LinkedIn, she has joined the social gaming developer Zynga as COO position.
Ginzburg was also a senior vice president at 888holdings in July this year, in charge of attracting users and other operations. 888holding's web portal 888.com offers gaming, such as poker, bingo, sports betting, etc. Recently, the company has recently begun to explore opportunities for social and mobile gaming markets through the Mytopia acquired from Real Dice in 2010.
Ginzburg is not yet in Zynga's office, but it should be formally taken over in the near future. Ginzburg's alliance is important for Zynga because it shows that despite the resignation of several senior executives, the company is still able to attract high-level talent. On Zynga's last earnings conference call, CEO Mark Ping Cass confirmed that the company's first gaming game was under development and that it was confident it could take a place in Facebook's gaming game.
Pincus also noted that the company's first gaming products will enter the international market in the first half of 2013, after obtaining the relevant approvals. It is not clear what Ginzburg is specifically responsible for in Zynga, but she has clearly been following the development of Zynga, judging by her recent interview with British media.