Canadian online gambling operator Intertain Group has appointed former Sportingbet boss Andrew McIver as its new chief executive.

In February, erstwhile Intertain CEO John Kennedy Fitzgerald announced he would be stepping down following a highly critical independent review of the company’s management incentive plan.

On Tuesday, Intertain announced that McIver (pictured near right) would be taking over as CEO and a director of the company’s board, effective immediately. Intertain also appointed former Gala Coral exec Neil Goulden (pictured far right) as board chairman.

Fitzgerald is walking away with a golden handshake of C$10.5m (US $8m), the last of several major paydays Fitzgerald ‘earned’ during his time at Intertain’s helm.