Tag Archives: Lahcene Merzoug

PressEnter promotes ‘product pro’ Hampus Eriksson to Deputy CEO

SBC News PressEnter promotes 'product pro' Hampus Eriksson to Deputy CEO

PressEnter Group has announced the appointment of Hampus Eriksson as Deputy CEO of the operator of multi-brand igaming brands. As announced to media “the internal promotion will see Eriksson continue in his existing position as Chief Product Officer (CPO) of PressEnter”, where Eriksson has led a 2-year project “rebuilding the company’s product capabilities and processes from the ground up.” Key …

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PressEnter recruits Phillip Bell as new commercial lead  

SBC News PressEnter recruits Phillip Bell as new commercial lead  

PressEnter Group continues to strengthen its executive management team by appointing Phillip Bell as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).  Bell will lead the commercial development of PressEnter’s portfolio of challenger brands, which includes UltraCasino, NitroCasino, 21.com, XLBet and JustSpin. An expert in customer acquisition and devising ROI strategies, Bell joins PressEnter from igaming publisher QIH Group, where he served as Head …

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Merzoug leads management buyout of PressEnter Group

SBC News Merzoug leads management buyout of PressEnter Group

PressEnter Group has announced that it is subject to a management buyout led by Chief Executive Lahcene Merzoug and members of the firm’s current executive management team. CEO since 2021, Merzoug is confident that the transaction will soon be completed, in which he will assume the role of Executive Chairman. “PressEnter Group’s management team consider the group to have significant …

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PressEnter hires Terese Thagaard as Legal Officer

SBC News PressEnter hires Terese Thagaard as Legal Officer

PressEnter Group has confirmed the appointment of Terese Thagaard as Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Malta-based operator of online gambling challenger brands. Thagaard joins PressEnter’s executive leadership team from LeoVegas AB, where she was the Group Head of Regulatory Strategy and Implementation. Prior to leading LeoVegas regulatory strategy Thagaard worked for Stockholm-listed Kindred Group as Lead Legal Counsel for …

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PressEnter recruits ‘growth pro’ Nicolas Renaux as Head of Strategy

SBC News PressEnter recruits ‘growth pro’ Nicolas Renaux as Head of Strategy

PressEnter Group has strengthened its senior management team, confirming the appointment of Nicolas Renaux as Head of Strategy and Business Development. Renaux will be charged with spearheading the commercial development of PressEnter Group’s portfolio of challenger igaming brands that include 21.com, Neon Vegas, RapidCasino and NitroCasino. A former long-term executive of Kindred Group, Renaux previously led group commercial development and …

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PressEnter hires Qurban Hussain as CFO to accelerate growth strategy

SBC News PressEnter hires Qurban Hussain as CFO to accelerate growth strategy

PressEnter Group has confirmed the appointment of Qurban Hussain as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Malta-based online gambling challenger brand operator.  A 15-year industry executive, Hussain has formerly led finance and accounting units for a number of distinguished igaming operators including Tipico, ZEAL Group, Probability Plc, Betfair and William Hill. As CFO, Hussain will support Chief Executive Lahcene Merzoug …

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PressEnter launches revitalised affiliate programme 

SBC News PressEnter launches revitalised affiliate programme 

PressEnter Group has announced the rebrand and relaunch of its affiliate marketing programme under the new domain of – ‘PressEnter Partners’.  The move follows the wider reorganisation of PressEnter Group, which announced its rebrand from its legacy identity of BetPoint Group last month. The Malta-based operator is led by former ComeOn Gaming CEO Lahcene Merzoug, who took leadership of the …

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Betpoint rebrands to PressEnter as new leadership aims for tier-1 status 

SBC News Betpoint rebrands to PressEnter as new leadership aims for tier-1 status 

Betpoint Group has rebranded its business identity to ‘PressEnter Group’, in a move to better reflect its enlarged organisation and the ambitions of its challenger brands across all igaming verticals.  The Malta-based operator detailed that a rebrand was necessary to reflect the company’s ‘new journey and strategic objectives’, having broadened its brand portfolio from one-to-six online casinos. The PressEnter portfolio …

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ComeOn names Juergen Reutter as new CEO

ComeOn names Juergen Reutter as new CEO

Cherry AB subsidiary ComeOn Group has confirmed the appointment of Juergen Reutter as its new Chief Executive, effective immediately. Reutter has replaced Lahcene Merzoug as CEO of ComeOn after the executive confirmed he would be stepping down in Q3 of this year to pursue ventures outside of the igaming sector. A 20-year industry executive, Reutter is the former founder and CEO …

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Swedish CEOs challenge ‘unrealistic demands’ against threat of igaming becoming obsolete

SBC News Swedish CEOs challenge ‘unrealistic demands’ against threat of igaming becoming obsolete

A consortium of Swedish online gambling companies have ‘unanimously contested’ the Ministry of Finance’s proposals to place further restrictions on online gambling licensees. In a joint statement issued by Swedish igaming trade body BOS, nine CEOs have called for the government to reconsider the ‘unrealistic proposals’, which are said to ‘play into the hands of the unlicensed market’. The statement …

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