Date: 09.09.2024

by Bartosz Burzyński

Superbet Group announces appointment of Sacha Dragic as Co-CEO  

Superbet Group, a leading technology & entertainment company, announces key leadership appointments, approved by the Board of Directors. Sacha Dragic, the founder of Superbet, will return to the Group in an executive role. Sacha  and Jimmy Maymann, current CEO, will partner to take on new roles as Co-CEOs of the Group.

 

Important personnel changes at Superbet

Sameen Jalal, who prior to joining Superbet was previously the Director of Engineering leading applied machine learning at Wayve, and had numerous leadership roles in Facebook, has been appointed Chief Technology Officer. Andrei Dusu, who prior to joining Superbet was the co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Eversync, and had numerous leadership roles in Google, has been appointed Chief Product Officer. Albert Simsensohn who joined Superbet following leadership roles in McKinsey and Meta has been appointed Chief Operating Officer.

Sameen Jalal

Hans-Holger Albrecht, Chairman of the Board, Superbet Group: – In Superbet we always stretch for more, and after considering all of the opportunities we have ahead of us, it was obvious for me that we should strengthen our leadership team even further. Working closely with Sacha and Jimmy, I’ve seen that they are a powerful combination, which, alongside the rest of our leadership team, will help us to deliver our global ambitions even faster and more efficiently. I’m delighted with the appointments of Sameen, Andrei and Albert who each bring exceptional global platform experience and capability to our leadership team.”

Jimmy Maymann, Co-CEO, Superbet Group: – This has been a year of significant growth in our journey to becoming a product-led company. Our regional strategy is accelerating at pace, as market leader in Romania, number one brand in Belgium, very strong growth rates in Poland and pursuing podium position in Serbia. However, alongside the growth we see in our Brazil operation there is a more global set of opportunities that we will capture. It’s clear that Sacha will bring a game-changing impact in returning to the business to help us to move faster to the next phase of our growth. The appointments of Sameen, Andrei and Albert further strengthen our leadership team, enabling us to scale further and quicker. I’m looking forward to partnering with Sacha and the rest of the leadership team to accelerate from a strong base.”

New opportunities

Sacha Dragic, Founder and Co-CEO, Superbet Group: – At Superbet we have always planned many horizons ahead with ambition and I’m pleased to see the progress and speed with which the team have been growing and scaling the business to meet this ambition. The opportunities ahead of us, however, are significant and so it was the right time to return to the business and also to further strengthen our leadership team with global platform and scaling experience. I’m delighted with the appointments of Sameen, Andrei and Albert who join an exceptional leadership team, and I look forward to partnering closely with Jimmy and the leadership team in delivering our strategy and growth plans.”