Peter Phillips
Boynton Beach, Florida-based Exacta Systems, which sells historic horse race software and machines, announced Wednesday it has hired Peter Phillips as director of customer and regulatory relations for Virginia.
A disabled veteran with 25 years of service as a naval special warfare officer, Phillips most recently served as a deputy commandant for the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets. In his new role, he will provide services to Virginia Exacta customers and serve as a liaison to the Virginia Horse Racing Commission and the Virginia Equine Association. Exacta Systems provides gaming services to Colonial Downs and Rosie’s Gaming Emporium in New Kent.
Philips holds a degree in history from Virginia Tech and also attended the National War College. Other positions he’s held include serving as a director for the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) National Capital Region and as chief operating officer of Frontier Services Group, a security, aviation and logistics company founded and led by Erik Price, the former CEO of the private military company Blackwater.
