STOCKHOLM, Sept. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Niklas Grawé, today
Chief Commercial Officer at Tre and CEO of the telecom operator
hallon, has been appointed CEO of MRG's and Gamingzone
Entertainment's joint venture in esports.
Niklas Grawé will head the establishment of a new community for
esports fans with focus on entertainment, news and gaming
possibilities. The market for esports is growing quickly and in
certain markets it is larger than traditional sports. Only in the
Nordics, there are already 650,000 daily followers spending in
average 100 minutes a day viewing esports.
"It's awesome to get this opportunity to build a new, unique
community for esports fan across the world", says Niklas Grawé.
"Our ambition is to create a community where all esports fans love
to spend time."
Niklas Grawé joined the Tre Group close to ten years ago and has
among all led the creation of the telecom operator hallon. He has
also been engaged in the creation of Groupon and Wayfinder.
"Niklas has the perfect experience to drive our innovative
esports venture", says Per Norman,
CEO of MRG. "Niklas combines strong leadership skills with
innovative entrepreneurial thinking and digital competence."
Niklas Grawé will take on the new position latest at
year-end.
MRG and Gamingzone Entertainment own 55 and 45 per cent
respectively of the joint venture. The joint venture was announced
through a press release on 21 May,
2018.
For further information, please contact:
Per Norman, CEO MRG, tel.
+46-72-230-91-91, per.norman@mrggroup.com
Åse Lindskog, Director Communications and IR, tel.
+46-730-24-48-72, ase.lindskog@mrggroup.com
Karl Mikael Cakste, CEO of Gamingzone Entertainment, tel.
+46(0)70-778-87-87, kmc@gze.global
MRG is a fast-growing, innovative iGaming Group with operations
in 13 markets. MRG offers a superior experience in a Green Gaming
environment. MRG was founded in 2007 and operates the iGaming sites
Mr Green, Redbet, 11.lv, Winning Room, Bertil, MamaMiaBingo,
BingoSjov and BingoSlottet. The Group had a turnover of
SEK 1,192.0 million in 2017 and has
over 300 employees. MRG has gaming licenses in Denmark, Italy, Latvia, Malta, the UK and Sportsbook license in
Ireland. MRG is listed on Nasdaq
Stockholm in the Mid Cap segment under the name Mr Green & Co
AB (ticker MRG). Read more at www.mrggroup.com.
Gamingzone Entertainment is an entertainment company in esports
focused on creating narrative and entertaining original e-sports
content. The founders have a background from TV4, MTG and Endemol
Shine and have been involved in productions of Big Brother, Idol,
Survivor, Deal or no deal and more. Read more at www.gze.se.
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