Petter Nylander

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Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee, Gaming Innovation Groupsince 2024DT-P-0065Report an errorLast updated:

Roles

PeriodRoleCompanySource
2024 → nowChairman of the Board and Chairman of the Remuneration CommitteeGaming Innovation Groupsource
2010 → 2011Director of the BoardBingo.comsource
2006 → 2011Director of the BoardEuropean Betting and Gaming Association (EGBA)source
2005 → 2010Chief Executive OfficerUnibet Groupsource
2004 → 2005Director of the BoardOngame e-Solutionssource
2003 → 2005Chief Executive OfficerOMD Swedensource
2000 → 2003Director of the BoardCherry Företagensource

Bio

Petter Nylander is Chairman of the board of directors of Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) and Chairman of its Remuneration Committee. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Stockholm.

Nylander began his career at the media group MTG AB, which he joined in 1994. He rose through several senior positions there, including CEO of TV3 Sweden, described as Sweden's first commercially financed television station, CEO of TV3 Scandinavia, and Vice President of MTG Broadcasting Channels.

From 2003 to 2005 he was CEO of OMD Sweden AB, part of Omnicom Media Group, a global communications services company. He then served as CEO of Unibet Group Plc from 2005 to 2010. Unibet was one of Europe's leading online gambling sites and is today part of Kindred Group and Kambi.

Alongside his executive roles, Nylander has held a number of board positions in the gambling sector:

  • Cherry Företagen AB, 2000-2003 (later split into Betsson, Net Entertainment and Cherry)
  • Ongame e-Solutions AB, 2004-2005 (acquired by Bwin, today Entain)
  • European Betting and Gaming Association (EGBA), 2006-2011
  • Bingo.com, 2010-2011

He is also Chairman of the Board of G5 Entertainment AB, which is listed on the main list of NASDAQ Nordics.

Sources

  1. Gaming Innovation Group — Chairman of the board of directors and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee · gig.com · checked

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