Divyesh Gadhia is a Canadian business executive and entrepreneur known for his leadership roles in the gaming and financial sectors. He served as Chairman of Amaya Inc. (now known as The Stars Group), where he played a pivotal role in the company’s transformation into a global online gaming leader, including overseeing the landmark acquisition of PokerStars. Gadhia has also held board and executive positions in various public and private companies, with a focus on strategic growth and corporate governance.
• Led Amaya’s acquisition of PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker in 2014, transforming the company into the world’s largest publicly traded online gaming business.
• Instrumental in Amaya’s public listing and subsequent growth into a global iGaming powerhouse.
• University of Waterloo, Bachelor of Mathematics (Honours), 1984–1988
• Strategic leadership in M&A
• Corporate governance
• Board-level oversight in regulated industries
• “Divyesh Gadhia to Step Down as Chairman of The Stars Group,” Gambling Insider, March 2018
• “Amaya’s $4.9 Billion PokerStars Deal: The Inside Story,” The Globe and Mail, July 2014
• “Amaya’s Chairman on the Future of Online Gaming,” EGR Magazine, 2015
