Board of Directors

The Board of Directors holds ultimate responsibility for the organisation and management of the Company. The members of the Board of Directors are elected annually by the Annual General Meeting for the period until the end of the next Annual General Meeting.

Betsson AB’s Board of Directors consists of seven members and no deputies. CEO Pontus Lindwall is the only Board member employed by the Company.

Holdings include holdings via companies and related parties.

*Last updated 2024-09-30

 

JOHAN LUNDBERG

Chair of the Board of Directors, member of the Audit Committee and Chair of the Remuneration Committee

JOHAN LUNDBERG

Chair of the Board of Directors, member of the Audit Committee and Chair of the Remuneration Committee

Elected to the Board: 2018

Born: 1977

Residence: Stockholm, Sweden

Current assignments: Board member of Ölands Bank, Loomis AB, Svolder AB, CoinShares International Ltd and NFT Ventures AB, as well as associated companies in the NFT Ventures Group. 

Work experience: Founding partner of NFT Ventures, one of Europe's leading FinTech investors, and executive positions in MasterCard and other companies.

Education: Masters degree from Stockholm University and MBA from Stockholm School of Economics.

Independence: Independent in relation to the Company and its management as well as to major shareholders.

Holdings in Betsson: 20,000 B shares

PONTUS LINDWALL

President and Chief Executive Officer, Board member

PONTUS LINDWALL

President and Chief Executive Officer, Board member

Elected to the Board: 2021 

Born: 1965 

Residence: Stockholm, Sverige 

Current assignments: Board member of Fibbl AB, Infrea AB, Mostphotos AB and Solportens Fastighets Aktiebolag. 

Work experience: Extensive experience from the gaming industry, both offline and online. Founder and Board member of NetEnt, CEO and President of Cherryföretagen. Board member of Betsson 2011-2018, Chair 2011-2015 and 2016-2017. Employed by the Betsson Group since 1991. 

Education: Master of Science in Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm. 

Independence: Dependent in relation to major owners, dependent in relation to the company and its management.

Holdings in Betsson: 915,000 A shares, 965,000 B shares and 304,000 warrants. 2,000,000 euro in the 2023/2026 bond and 2,000,000 euro in the 2024/2027 bond.

EVA DE FALCK

Board member and Chair of the Audit Committee

EVA DE FALCK

Board member and Chair of the Audit Committee

Elected to the Board: 2022 

Born: 1960 

Residence: Stockholm, Sverige 

Current assignments: Board member and Chair of the Risk and Audit Committee of Skandiabanken, CEO and Chair of the Board of de Falck Consulting AB, General Counsel for Team Olivia AB and Senior Legal Advisor and Consultant for Sevenco AB.

Work experience: More than 20 years of experience from leading positions in the finance industry, among others as legal counsel and commercial manager at Handelsbanken and group legal counsel at Swedbank. Chair of the Board of Ölands Bank and Board member of Sparbanken Rekarne, Swedbank Hypotek AB, Swedbank Asset Management Luxemburg S.A., etc. 

Education: Master of Laws. Stockholm University, Business Administration and EU Law, Stockholm University. 

Independence: Independent in relation to major owners, independent in relation to the Company and its management. 

Holdings in Betsson: 1,325 B-shares

PETER HAMBERG

Board member and member of the Remuneration Committee

PETER HAMBERG

Board member and member of the Remuneration Committee

Elected to the Board: 2021 

Born: 1973 

Residence: Ekerö, Sverige 

Current assignments: Board member of Hamberg Förvaltning AB, Solporten Fastighets AB, ABG Fastena Livsmedelsfastigheter AB and the holding companies Pamir Intressenter (A, B, D och E). 

Work experience: Extensive experience from the gaming industry, both offline and online, among others as Board member of game development company NetEnt during 2008-2020 and as deputy Managing Director of gaming company Cherry Tivolito. 

Education: Bachelor's degree in International Business with a focus on finance from San Francisco State University. 

Independence: Dependent in relation to major owners, independent in relation to the company and its management team. 

Holdings in Betsson: 5,098,500 A shares and 764,700 B shares.

EVA LEACH

Board member and member of the Remuneration Committee.

EVA LEACH

Board member and member of the Remuneration Committee.

Elected to the Board: 2019 

Born: 1980 

Residence: Stockholm, Sverige 

Current assignments: Consultant via Bowring AB, currently as COO for Iris.la. 

Work experience: CMO of Sambla AB, COO of Lifesum AB. MD online sales at Lowcosttravelgroup, Head of Marketing at Holiday Autos and Senior Ecommerce Service Manager at Hilton Worldwide. 

Education: BA in Business from Halmstad College and BA (Hons) from Lincoln University, UK. 

Independence: Independent in relation to the Company and its management as well as to major shareholders 

Holdings in Betsson: 2,000 B-shares

LOUISE NYLÉN

Board member and member of the Audit Committee

LOUISE NYLÉN

Board member and member of the Audit Committee

Elected to the Board: 2022 

Born: 1976 

Residence: Nacka, Sverige 

Current assignments: CEO of Dignio AS 

Work experience: Many years of experience from business management and senior roles in strategy and business development, among others as CEO of Dynamic Code AB, CMO and deputy CEO of Leo Vegas, CMO of Trustly, and Senior Director and Head of Region Europe at OSM Group AB. 

Education: Master's degree in finance, Stockholm School of Economics, IMD Business School, University of Economics, Prague. 

Independence: Independent in relation to major owners, independent in relation to the Company and its management. 

Holdings in Betsson: 4,005 B-shares

TRISTAN SJÖBERG

Board member

TRISTAN SJÖBERG

Board member

Elected to the Board: 2022 

Born: 1971 

Residence: Singapore 

Current assignments: Partner and co-owner at Knutsson Holdings AB. Chairman of the Board and CEO of TCSJOHNHUXLEY Group. Chairman of the Board at Crib Goch Investment Ltd. and Highclere Capital Pte Ltd. Member of the Board at Rose & Arrow Estate LLP, Knutsson Trotting Inc. and in subsidiaries within the TCSJOHNHUXLEY group. 

Work experience: Many years of experience from the gaming industry, both offline and online, among others as Board member of International Gaming Operations Ltd and Sponsio Ltd. 

Education: MBA in Business Administration from the University of Oxford, PhD from the University of East Anglia, Bachelor of Science from the University of Wales. 

Independence: Dependent in relation to major owners, independent in relation to the Company and its management. 

Holdings in Betsson: 3,010,000 A shares and 3,750,000 B shares. 500,000 euro in the 2023/2026 bond and 600,000 euro in the 2024/2027 bond.