Churchill Downs Incorporated (Nasdaq: CHDN) has named Nate Simon senior vice president and chief technology officer of the Louisville, Ky.-based company. In this role, he will be responsible for providing strategic technology leadership and services. Simon replaces Ben Murr who was promoted to president of TwinSpires and Online Gaming in January.
Simon brings 20 years of technology and organizational leadership experience to the position. He joined CDI in 2011 as vice president of operations for the company's United Tote division before his promotion to president of United Tote in 2012. During that time, Simon was accountable for over 200 employees across the United States and Canada and over $25 million in global revenue.
“I am very proud of the results Nate has delivered in modernizing United Tote over the past 10 years,” said Bill Carstanjen, chief executive officer of CDI. “We look forward to him building on these contributions by delivering further innovation and growth to the company as the chief technology officer.”
Prior to joining CDI, Simon was the global head of IT operations for Clariant. He started his career with General Electric Co. where he completed the GE Information Management Leadership Program and worked as an Enterprise Resource Planning Project Leader. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Indiana University.
Simon's promotion is effective immediately. CDI will move quickly to fill the role of president of United Tote.
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