Gaming Innovation Group Appoints Former Gauselmann Group Director Ryan Collinge as SVP of Business Development

Former Blueprint Gaming and Gauselmann Group Director Ryan Collinge has ed GiG’s senior management team, following his appointment as the new Senior Vice President of Business Development for Platform and Sportsbook.

With more than 20 years of industry experience (both online and retail) under his belt, Collinge is expected to contribute to the company’s commercial success on its path toward further expanding its global reach and state-of-the-art X-Suite of products. Widely known as a customer relations expert, Collinge has been in charge of a great many multi-million contracts, helping to spearhead an MBO of Playnation with Palatine PE, prior to switching out of the investment to Novomatic back in 2015.

Driving Commercial Success

Drawing a lot of attention by the recent launch of two brand-new products – innovative online casino platform CoreX and sportsbook SportX – Gaming Innovation Group continues to cement its position in the rapidly evolving online gaming industry.

Ryan Collinge will play a crucial role in a wide range of commercial initiatives outlined by CBO Andrew Cochrane and his team to maintain GiG’s status as a trailblazer in innovative solutions and products.

Andrew Cochrane, CBO for Platform and Sportsbook at GiG, said:

“Ryan’s arrival provides a fantastic boost to our business development efforts, as we continue to enjoy a significant escalation in interest across all business verticals since the launch of our X-Suite solutions. His experience and proven track-record at driving commercial successes is undeniably impressive.

“His appointment affirms our ability to attract some of the very best talent our industry has to offer and helps to further cement our belief that we have a very exciting future ahead of us.”

Ryan Collinge, Senior Vice President at GiG, said:

“ing GiG at this time was too exciting an opportunity to up, given the enormous potential of the business. I have been highly impressed with the new X-Suite of products and the plans that the executive team have in place for the future. We go into ICE and 2024 full of ambition and anticipation for what we can achieve together.”

Exceptional Reputation and Strong Background

Many of the GiG’s senior management team ed the company last year, including Andrew Cochrane who took his position of Chief Business Officer in November after a successful career at SBTech and DraftKings. Earlier in August, Richard Carter was named the Group’s new CEO for Platform and Sportsbook.

Commenting on Collinge’s appointment, Richard Carter, CEO for Platform and Sportsbook at GiG, said:

“We have made some excellent hires over the past few months and Ryan is another fantastic addition to our senior team. His arrival will further help propel GiG forward to significantly scale revenue and acquire accomplished new partners.

“With an exceptional reputation and strong background in iGaming, I am certain his high-level knowledge of the industry and strategic approach will be invaluable to GiG during this rapid period of growth and will help to deliver on the opportunities that lie ahead.”

Source:

“GiG accelerates growth trajectory appointing Ryan Collinge as SVP of Business Development”, gig.com, February 2, 2024.