Two new appointments at Sportradar

The firm described Nieminen as ‘one of the leading experts of sport integrity’, adding that he will bring ‘world-class knowledge and a network of the lottery market’ to its board, which now has six members. “Risto Nieminen provides an entrepreneurial mindset and a high level of market knowledge to our company,” said Carsten Koerl, CEO for Sportradar.

“Sportradar is constantly looking for new ways in technology [and] I look forward to helping Sportradar extend its leadership role in the sportsbetting and media industry,” added Nieminen.

The firm also revealed that Pablo Jensen has been hired to serve as its new Chief Technology Officer and will be responsible for setting its technology agenda while directing and coordinating resources and projects between its main information technology offices in Norway, Estonia and Slovenia.

“We have again ambitious growth plans for this year,” said Koerl. “New challenges are waiting for us and the group will keep its dynamical growth speed. In order to perfectly support this we need to strengthen our team with top senior management colleagues. Pablo will surely help our information technology to even outperform the last year.”

Jensen’s last position was with Thomson Reuters as technology director, responsible for the development and maintenance of online platforms, ECM and back office systems. He directed Thomson Reuters´ technology strategy and its implementation in the Nordic region.