Patrick Jonker named chief executive of Hero Gaming
Former William Hill director Patrick Jonker has taken the helm at the online gaming group.
Malta.- Hero Gaming, an online gaming group with offices in Sweden and Malta, has named Patrick Jonker as its chief executive.
Jonker was international managing director at William Hill from 2019 until October last year. Before that, he was managing director at Betsson Group for five years.
Hero Gaming’s brands include Simple Casino and Boom Casino. The CEO position has been vacant since Tomas Backman stepped down in October after three years in the role.
Georg Westin, Hero’s founder and chairman, said: “The combination of his experience, his leadership qualities and culture fit has made Patrick the ideal fit for us as a company for our next phase of growth and we very much look forward to having him in his new role.”
Jonker said: “I am very happy to say that I will be joining Hero Gaming as its CEO as per February 2022 and use my experience to take the company into the next phase.
“The conversations that I have with the management team shows the great ambition and most of all enthusiasm to grow the company. I am very much attracted to the agile way of working and the great foundations that are already in place.
“The igaming industry is in constant movement and one of the fastest growing industries in the world. Now that is an exciting place to be in! Together with the management team I will be working on the strategy and future plans to make sure that we are one of the winning companies and outgrow any competition.”
