Bjorn Krantz has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Yggdrasil Gaming, succeeding Fredrik Elmqvist, the company's founder, who had held the position of Chief Executive Officer continuously since the company's inception. Krantz has a significant amount of experience in the iGaming sector, having worked in the industry for more than 12 years in positions of increasing responsibility.
This includes Krantz's tenure of more than two years with Yggdrasil, where he most recently held the position of Chief of Global Marketing Operations until his recent promotion (CGMO).
Before to this, he worked his way up through the ranks at the provider NetEnt, which is situated in Stockholm. Krantz worked for the company for ten years, during which time he held the positions of Managing Director, Chief General Manufacturing Officer, and Acting President and CEO.
Krantz worked for the Swedish telecommunications firm Ericsson before to entering the gaming sector. Just previous to his resignation from NetEnt, he held the job of Chief Operational Officer at the company.
Elmqvist, a fellow Swede who had previously worked at NetEnt, established Yggdrasil in 2013. Elmqvist's choice to hand over leadership of the company to Krantz demonstrates a high level of confidence in the talents of the seasoned CEO.
In response to his appointment, Krantz made the following statement: "It is with great humility that I am taking over as CEO after Fredrik. I have a huge amount of regard for the history, the legacy of the organization, and the awesome culture it possesses.
"It's all about the people and establishing strong and winning teams, and it's a real pleasure for me to have such brilliant and driven people around me every single day." "It's all about the people and developing strong and winning teams."
"We have a clear strategy, and together with the rest of the management team I look forward to delivering on our global growth ambitions and to further strengthening our position as the leading iGaming publisher and premium global iGaming solutions provider," said the CEO. "We have a clear strategy, and together with the rest of the management team I look forward to delivering on our global growth ambitions."
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