Addari joined BMM in 2023, bringing over 25 years of cross-industry operations and project management experience. In her most recent role as BMM’s Director of Service Delivery for Europe and South America, she managed teams across multiple international branches, consistently exceeding revenue targets and optimizing operational efficiency.
Before joining BMM, Addari held numerous professional roles, including Adjunct Professor at the University of Kansas’ School of Professional Studies and School of Engineering; Senior Manager, Operations Strategy at Hostess Brands; and Program Manager for H&R Block.
BMM Chief Operations Officer Kara Matthew said, “Karina has made a tremendous impact at BMM. Her commitment to excellence, strategic mindset, and ability to empower diverse teams has driven impressive results. This promotion reflects her outstanding leadership and our confidence in her continued contributions as we continue to expand our global operations to meet customer needs.”
In her new role, Addari will continue to champion operational effectiveness, cultural collaboration, and customer-focused service delivery, reinforcing BMM’s position as a trusted partner to gaming suppliers and regulators worldwide.
Addari earned a PhD in Organization and Management with a specialization in Leadership, a Master of Arts in International Business, and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration. She is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.
BMM Testlabs
BMM is the longest-established and most experienced private independent gaming certification lab in the world. BMM has provided professional technical and regulatory compliance services to the gaming industry since 1981.
In 2024, BMM Testlabs won the Vixio Global Regulatory Award for ‘Testing Service or Solution Provider of the Year’. The award represents an international testing laboratory that provides outstanding testing, certification, and professional services to the gambling industry.
The lab has been successfully testing and certifying the full scope of Class III, Class II, VLT, AWP, HHR, online/iGaming, sports betting, social, pari-mutuel, and lottery products for over four decades. BMM authored the first set of independent gaming standards in 1992 and the first set of online gaming standards in 2001.
BMM established the BMM Innovation Group (“BIG”) in 2019 to provide cutting-edge and protective technology services centered around cybersecurity (BIG Cyber) and virtual training (RG24seven Virtual Training) services for the global gaming industry.
BMM employs more than 600 people in 16 global locations and has more than 700 licenses to serve its customers globally in gaming. BMM's world headquarters are in Las Vegas (USA) with offices in Argentina, Australia (Melbourne and Sydney), Brazil, Canada, India, Italy, Macau, Romania, Peru, Poland, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, and Spain.
For more information on BMM Testlabs, visit bmm.com.
Source: GMB
