The Gauselmann Group has named Nick Harding, CEO of the Praesepe arcade chain, Senior Advisor for its British business activities.
He will assume responsibility for political and association work and public relations for all operating subsidiaries of the Gauselmann Group in the UK, the company said in a press release.
Harding will be moving into a new office in London and will report directly to company founder Paul Gauselmann and member of the Management Board Manfred Stoffers and coordinate closely with the respective members of the Management Board of the family-owned Gauselmann Group.
At the political and federation level, he will advise and represent the Blueprint Gaming, Regal Gaming and Leisure and Betcom Ltd and Praesepe subsidiaries. Before taking up his new position, Harding will gradually relinquish his previous operational duties and in the interim will carry on as CEO of Praesepe, the release said.
“We are delighted that with Nick Harding we have been able to enlist a long-time colleague who is a recognised expert in terms of the company, the industry and the relevant legislation for the realignment of our political and public communication activities in the UK,” said Paul Gauselmann. “We are confident that the experience he brings to the job will enable him to inject fresh momentum and generate beneficial synergies for all operating subsidiaries in Britain. We wish him all the best in his new role.”
Harding has more than 35 years’ experience in the gambling sector. In September 2007 he established Praesepe plc as an AIM listed company mandated to acquire going concern businesses in the European low stake high volume “gaming sector” and grew the business from a cash shell to operating more than 180 gaming venues in the UK. In 2012 the Praesepe business was sold to the German Gauselmann Group, the release said.
