June 5, 2009 (FinancialWire) — International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) has hired Chris Satchell to fill the newly-added position of chief technology officer at the company. Satchell comes to IGT from Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), where he was chief technology officer for the company’s interactive entertainment business.

While at Microsoft, Satchell was responsible for technical strategy and execution across the company’s video gaming business including Xbox, Games for Windows, Xbox Live and Microsoft Game Studios as well as future platform incubations.

The new CTO position at IGT will have direct management responsibility for the company’s information systems team, research and development, and its advanced software architecture group.

Las Vegas-based International Game Technology specializes in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and sales of computerized gaming machines and systems products.

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