Meet the Founders and Leadership Team

Dan Andersson

Co-Founder

  • Helped co-found Glitnor in 2018
  • Prior to joining Glitnor, Dan was the CEO of Dumarca Gaming and served on the board of Gavagai AB
  • Dan also helped co-found Vera&John (sold to Intertain for $120m), Bizkit HBVA, Maria Invest (sold to Unibet for $105m), and Gigazond Business Solutions
  • Holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from the School of Dalarna and an EMBA from the Stockholm School of Economics

Jorgen Nordlund

Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board

  • Helped co-found Glitnor in 2018 and currently Chairman of the Board
  • Prior to Glitnor, Jorgen sat on the Board of Directors for West International AB and Jackpotjoy plc and helped co-found Vera&John (sold to Intertain for $120m)
  • Jorgen also helped found Maria Invest AB, maria.com (sold to Unibet for $105m), RedCyberAB, spero.se/paf.se, and Redcyber Shanghai LTD
  • Holds a Master of Science in Business Administration and Industrial Economy, exec MBA Thunderbird University Phoenix, Arizona

Richard Brown

Chief Executive Officer

  • Richard is the CEO of LCKY Group and has over 15 years of iGaming industry experience in various C-level, management and senior roles
  • Prior to his appointment, Richard held the position of CEO at Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) and helped lead the company to record revenues in Q1 2023
  • Richard possesses extensive industry expertise in a number of areas, including organisational leadership, online marketing, business development and sales
  • In addition to his iGaming background and highly varied skill set, Richard also earned a BSc in audio and media engineering from the Nottingham Trent University

Hans Näsholm

Chief Investor Relations Officer

  • Hans previously served as CFO of LCKY Group since 2019
  • He has over 30 years of CFO, Business Control, Financial Planning and M&A experience, especially within iGaming.
  • Prior to Glitnor, Hans held CFO roles at the iGaming companies Dumarca Holding, Maria Invest and was the CEO of Junefield and CBN Systems.
  • Began his career at Procordia as Corporate controller and held VP Finance roles in public companies as Uponor Group, Swedish Match Group and Duni Group.
  • Holds a MSc in Business Administration and Economics from the University of Gothenburg

Gustav Vadenbring

Chief Financial Officer

  • Experienced CFO with profound knowledge of the Online Gambling Industry
  • Took over as LCKY Group CFO in 2021.
  • 25+ years experience from Corporate -​Finance, Corporate Law, IPO,M&A, and Private Equity
  • Background as Director at Arthur Andersen/Deloitte with experience from more than 200+ M&A transactions​

Monroe Schmidt

Chief Compliance and Regulatory Affairs

  • Over 17 years of experience in the iGaming industry (since 2007), specializing in compliance, payments, risk management, responsible gambling (RG), and anti-money laundering (AML).
  • Serving as Chief Compliance and Regulatory Affairs Officer at LCKY Group since 2018.
  • Previously held senior C-level positions at JPJ Group plc (Gamesys Plc), JVC Holdings plc, Scientific Games, and The Stars Group, leading global compliance and regulatory initiatives.
  • Holds a Certificate in Leadership & Innovation from Portland State University.

Cathryn McGinty

Chief People Officer

  • Cathryn holds a Masters Degree in Strategic HR Management and a Fellowship from the Institute of Personnel and Development
  • Has over 20 years of senior HR experience in both FTSE 250 and blue-chip organisations such as William Hill, BUPA, BwinParty and Avis
  • Prior to LCKY, Cathryn had significant experience in the Online Gaming sector previously as an HR Director for William Hill Online and in a senior HR role within BwinParty
  • Experienced within HR transformation and business scaling both organically and through M&A activity

David Flynn

Non Executive Board Member

  • David is a LCKY Group board member with over 17 years of iGaming experience in executive management
  • Before joining LCKY, David held C-Suite roles at JPJ Group plc, (Gamesys Plc), NYX Gaming Group (sold to Scientific Games for $573m), and Microgaming
  • He also held C-level roles at Ongame AB (sold to Bwin for $542m, now a part of Entain Plc), and technology firm Vision IQ
  • Holds a Masters in Meteorology from Reading University and a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Wolverhampton