{"id":777033097,"date":"2025-10-14T08:58:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T11:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777033097"},"modified":"2026-04-21T18:13:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:13:48","slug":"altenar-strengthens-sportsbook-product-leadership-with-two-senior-hires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/altenar-strengthens-sportsbook-product-leadership-with-two-senior-hires","title":{"rendered":"Altenar strengthens sportsbook product leadership with two senior hires"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Industry veterans Nikos Zygouris and Alfred Bashllari bring more than three decades of combined experience to build sportsbook provider\u2019s product strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Press release.-\u00a0Altenar<\/a>\u00a0has reinforced its sportsbook product credentials with the appointment of\u00a0Nikos Zygouris<\/strong>\u00a0as head of sportsbook product and\u00a0Alfred Bashllari<\/strong>\u00a0as sportsbook product consultant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With extensive experience in igaming and sports betting, both new hires bring a wealth of knowledge to support Altenar\u2019s consistent focus on\u00a0innovation and high-performance solutions<\/a>\u00a0that deliver more value to operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zygouris<\/strong> joins the company from Campeon Gaming, where he served as Head of Product. Additionally, he holds more than 12 years of industry experience from leading suppliers and operators such as Novibet, Intralot and OpenBet. His passion for product innovation and collaborative working will play a key role in shaping Altenar\u2019s roadmap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bashllari <\/strong>brings two decades of product development, operations and M&A experience, having held senior roles at major providers including Sportradar, Betgenius, Scientific Games and OPAP. His deep understanding of the sports betting, gaming and lottery sectors will support Altenar\u2019s strategic decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both appointments mark another step forward in Altenar\u2019s evolution as a partner-led technology provider, enhancing its ability to deliver scalable, flexible and market-ready\u00a0sportsbook solutions<\/a>\u00a0for a growing number of operators worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Antonis Karakousis<\/strong>, director of product at\u00a0Altenar<\/a>, said: \u201cAs we expand into new markets and push the boundaries of what our sportsbook can deliver, it\u2019s vital that we continue to invest in product leaders. Nikos and Alfred bring a wealth of experience and strategic thinking that will directly support our long-term goals. We\u2019re excited to welcome them aboard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nikos Zygouris<\/strong>, Altenar\u2019s head of sportsbook product, said: \u201cI\u2019m delighted to join the product team at Altenar following what has already been a hugely successful year for the provider. They continue to prove that they are on the pulse of the industry and attuned to what the customer needs. I look forward to contributing to Altenar\u2019s ambitious plans going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alfred Bashllari<\/strong>, sportsbook product consultant at Altenar, said: \u201cAltenar\u2019s commitment to product excellence and its approach to exceeding expectations really stood out to me and is one of the reasons I\u2019m thrilled to join the team. I\u2019m excited to see how we can drive forward innovative solutions that help our clients grow.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Industry veterans Nikos Zygouris and Alfred Bashllari bring more than three decades of combined experience to build sportsbook provider\u2019s product strategy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777033102,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":true,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Altenar, a B2B sportsbook provider, has appointed Nikos Zygouris as Head of Sportsbook Product and Alfred Bashllari as Sportsbook Product Consultant. These strategic hires, bringing over three decades of combined industry experience, are set to bolster Altenar's product innovation, roadmap development, and global delivery of scalable sportsbook solutions for operators.","focusai_entities":"Altenar, Nikos Zygouris, Alfred Bashllari, Campeon Gaming, Novibet, Intralot, OpenBet, Sportradar, Betgenius, Scientific Games, OPAP, Antonis Karakousis","focusai_location":"","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), product_ux (1.0), tech_data (0.75), investor_analyst (0.85), supplier_vendor (0.95), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Product Roadmap Impact?","query":"What specific product roadmap enhancements are anticipated from these appointments, particularly regarding new gaming verticals or market-specific features for Altenar's sportsbook offering?"},{"label":"M&A Strategy Influence?","query":"How will Alfred Bashllari's extensive M&A experience influence Altenar's inorganic growth strategy or partnership development within the competitive B2B sportsbook sector?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2234,24777],"tags":[24600],"class_list":["post-777033097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-emea","category-partner-news","tag-altenar","press-release"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777033097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777033097"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777033097\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777033103,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777033097\/revisions\/777033103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777033102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777033097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777033097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777033097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}