{"id":777046631,"date":"2026-08-25T08:14:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T11:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777046631"},"modified":"2026-08-25T09:43:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T12:43:41","slug":"altenar-appoints-giannis-papakonstantinou-as-director-of-sportsbook-product","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/altenar-appoints-giannis-papakonstantinou-as-director-of-sportsbook-product","title":{"rendered":"Altenar appoints Giannis Papakonstantinou as Director of Sportsbook Product"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Altenar has promoted Giannis Papakonstantinou to Director of Sportsbook Product to lead the company’s product strategy and development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Press release.- Altenar<\/a> has strengthened its sportsbook product leadership team with the promotion of Giannis Papakonstantinou<\/strong> to director of sportsbook product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Papakonstantinou has been with Altenar for more than eight years, developing an extensive knowledge of the company\u2019s sportsbook product and a clear understanding of what it takes to make it successful for operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joining as an account manager<\/strong> before progressing to account management director<\/strong>, he has worked closely with customers across different markets, gaining first-hand insight into their needs while building a deep understanding of the product itself and how it can continue to evolve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his new role, he will lead Altenar\u2019s sportsbook product strategy and development, working closely with internal teams and operators to further enhance the platform\u2019s stability, flexibility, and market relevance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Antonis Karakousis<\/strong>, director of operations at Altenar, said: \u201cGiannis\u2019 promotion is a great example of the opportunities available to people who grow with Altenar. Over these years, he has gained an exceptional understanding of our business, our operators and, most importantly, our sportsbook product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHaving worked closely with customers throughout his career, he knows not only what our product can do today, but also what it needs to do next. That combination of product knowledge, commercial understanding and first-hand customer insight makes him ideally placed to lead the next stage of our sportsbook development.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Giannis Papakonstantinou<\/strong>, director of sportsbook product at Altenar, said: \u201cI\u2019m excited to take on this role at a time when sportsbook technology is evolving rapidly and operators are looking for greater flexibility, smarter solutions and stronger opportunities to differentiate. We have a strong foundation to build on, and I\u2019m looking forward to helping shape the next stage of our product journey.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This appointment further reinforces Altenar<\/a>\u2019s partner-led approach to product development, ensuring that its sportsbook roadmap <\/strong>continues to evolve around the changing needs of operators and players across different markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The promotion also reflects Altenar\u2019s broader focus on combining long-term industry expertise with continuous product innovation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Altenar has promoted Giannis Papakonstantinou to Director of Sportsbook Product to lead the company’s product strategy and development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2384,"featured_media":777046632,"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 prominent B2B sportsbook technology provider, has promoted Giannis Papakonstantinou to Director of Sportsbook Product. This strategic appointment underscores Altenar's commitment to enhancing its platform's stability, flexibility, and market relevance, driven by a partner-led approach and deep understanding of operator needs. Papakonstantinou will lead the company's sportsbook product strategy and development, leveraging his extensive experience with customer insights.","focusai_entities":"Altenar, Giannis Papakonstantinou, Antonis Karakousis","focusai_location":"","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), product_ux (0.95), tech_data (0.85), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Altenar Product Roadmap?","query":"How will Giannis Papakonstantinou's leadership specifically influence Altenar's sportsbook product roadmap, particularly regarding new features, market expansion, and technological integrations for B2B clients?"},{"label":"Operator Impact?","query":"What tangible benefits or changes can existing and prospective B2B operators expect from Altenar's sportsbook platform as a direct result of this enhanced product leadership?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16331,24777],"tags":[24600],"class_list":["post-777046631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-elsewhere-news","category-partner-news","tag-altenar","press-release"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777046631","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\/2384"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777046631"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777046631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777046656,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777046631\/revisions\/777046656"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777046632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777046631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777046631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777046631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}