The board of Fortuna Entertainment has confirmed that Per Widerström is ending his seven-year tenure as chief executive of the Central and Eastern European (CEE) betting group.
David Vaněk, general manager of Fortuna’s Czech subsidiary, will succeed Widerström effective March 1.
According to SBC News, Widerström issued a statement thanking Fortuna private equity owner Penta Investments for its support of his leadership. During his term, the company pursued aggressive expansion in underpenetrated CEE markets.
“Seven years is indeed a long time and there are so many people I would like to thank for having been with me and FEG during this journey, be it our customers, business partners or other stakeholder” Widerström said.
“In particular, I would like to thank all the fantastic employees who have made FEG into the great company it is today as well as to thank Penta Investments for their great support and collaboration. Leaving Fortuna at this time feels right, in particular knowing that the company is well poised for further growth as well as being in very good hands with David and the rest of the executive team.”
Widerström was appointed CEO of Fortuna in 2015 and helped it secure market-leading positions in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia and Romania. Today the betting group employs about 6,200 employees and operates more than 3,300 betting shops across regulated CEE jurisdictions.
Speaking about his new role, David Vaněk said, “I am proud to have been five this opportunity to lead Fortuna in its next phase of development. I am truly excited about the tremendous potential that the company has and I am looking forward to leveraging the group’s extensive know-how to deliver a market-leading value proposition to all our customers.”
