Glitnor Group is created by industry veterans who have founded and managed several successful businesses over the last decade.
Who We Are
The two founders Dan Andersson (Chairman of the board) and Jörgen Nordlund have a unique background. 2005-2007 they created Maria Bingo and Maria Casino. Sold to Unibet after 18 month for 705 MSEK (USD 105m) 2011. Subsequently created Vera&John. The brand gained a high degree of recognition in the Nordics and ranked number one in Japan. The Company was sold 2014 to Intertain Group in Toronto for $ 104 Million.
Dan Andersson
Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board
- Helped co-found Glitnor in 2018 and is currently the Chairman of the Board
- Prior to joining Glitnor, Dan was the CEO of Dumarca Gaming and served on the board of Gavagai AB
- Dan also helped co-found Vera&John (sold to Intertain for $120m), Bizkit HBVA, Maria Invest (sold to Unibet for $105m), and Gigazond Business Solutions
- Holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from the School of Dalarna and an EMBA from the Stockholm School of Economics
Jorgen Nordlund
Co-Founder
- Helped co-found Glitnor in 2018
- Prior to Glitnor, Jorgen sat on the Board of Directors for West International AB and Jackpotjoy plc and helped co-found Vera&John (sold to Intertain for $120m)
- Jorgen also helped found Maria Invest AB, maria.com (sold to Unibet for $105m), RedCyberAB, spero.se/paf.se, and Redcyber Shanghai LTD
- Holds a Master of Science in Business Administration and Industrial Economy, exec MBA Thunderbird University Phoenix, Arizona
Richard Brown
Chief Executive Officer
- Richard is the CEO of Glitnor Group and has over 15 years of iGaming industry experience in various C-level, management and senior roles
- Prior to his appointment, Richard held the position of CEO at Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) and helped lead the company to record revenues in Q1 2023
- Richard possesses extensive industry expertise in a number of areas, including organisational leadership, online marketing, business development and sales
- In addition to his iGaming background and highly varied skill set, Richard also earned a BSc in audio and media engineering from the Nottingham Trent University
Hans Näsholm
Chief Financial Officer
- Hans has served as CFO of Glitnor Group since 2019
- He has over 30 years of CFO, Business Control, Financial Planning and M&A experience, especially within iGaming.
- Prior to Glitnor, Hans held CFO roles at the iGaming companies Dumarca Holding, Maria Invest and was the CEO of Junefield and CBN Systems.
- Began his career at Procordia as Corporate controller and held VP Finance roles in public companies as Uponor Group, Swedish Match Group and Duni Group.
- Holds a MSc in Business Administration and Economics from the University of Gothenburg
Monroe Schmidt
Chief Compliance and Regulatory Affairs
- Worked within the iGaming space since 2007, most recently with Glitnor since 2018
- Specialist within Compliance, Payments & Risk, RG and AML
- Held key C-Level roles at JPJ Group plc, (Gamesys Plc), JVC Holdings plc, Scientific Games, The Stars Group.
- Holds a Bachelor's in Business Administration & Management from Portland State University
Cathryn McGinty
Chief People Officer
- Cathryn holds a Masters Degree in Strategic HR Management and a Fellowship from the Institute of Personnel and Development
- Has over 20 years of senior HR experience in both FTSE 250 and blue-chip organisations such as William Hill, BUPA, BwinParty and Avis
- Prior to Glitnor, Cathryn had significant experience in the Online Gaming sector previously as an HR Director for William Hill Online and in a senior HR role within BwinParty
- Experienced within HR transformation and business scaling both organically and through M&A activity
David Flynn
Non Executive Board Member
- David is a Glitnor Group’s board member with over 17 years of iGaming experience in executive management
- Before joining Glitnor, David held C-Suite roles at JPJ Group plc, (Gamesys Plc), NYX Gaming Group (sold to Scientific Games for $573m), and Microgaming
- He also held C-level roles at Ongame AB (sold to Bwin for $542m, now a part of Entain Plc), and technology firm Vision IQ
- Holds a Masters in Meteorology from Reading University and a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Wolverhampton
How does Glitnor differ from the fierce competition in the IGaming industry?
First of all we started off with three main pillars within the value chain:
Player Acquisition Team - Lead generation - Glitnor affiliation and in-house acquisition agency
B2C Team - Game Operators, LuckyCasino and HappyCasino
B2B Team - Content provider - Swintt
Player acquisition is a fundamental part of a good iGaming business. At Glitnor we have focused on this area and built a specialist team, that focuses on this part of the business, ensuring we attract and retain the right value of player at the right cost.
Also, the combination of an experienced Management Team with strong operational leadership - mixed with new talents has given us a unique opportunity to grow exceptionally since the Company was founded. In a context where our team continues to grow, our brands are launched in new markets while living with Covid-19 for 18 months and still maintaining Triple Digit YoY Growth% since 2018 is just an incredible fairy tale.
Key factors are strong leadership where entrepreneurship permeates the entire group.
