Relax Gaming appoints new CEO with Co-Founder becoming Chairman of the Board

Relax Gaming has announced the appointment of Daniel Eskola as its new Chief Executive Officer.

Eskola joins Relax from Kindred Group, where he currently holds the position of Chief Product Officer. He will take his position as the company’s head on the 1 April, bringing 13 years of B2B and B2C experience across casino, sports betting, poker, and bingo.

Eskola will be replacing the company’s Co-Founder and current CEO, Patrik Österåker, who will subsequently become Chairman of the Board.

On welcoming Eskola to the company, Österåker stated: “I’m delighted that Daniel has agreed to become our CEO and we look forward to harnessing his product, commercial, and operational expertise to take the company to a new level. Daniel shares our company values and vision and I’m certain he will be an excellent fit in the team.

“For myself and the company the appointment of a new CEO represents a natural and welcome transition after eight years at the helm. During that time, Relax has built a solid foundation that is now ripe for exponential scaling, and I ‘m excited to leave this responsibility in the hands of our prominent Executive Management team with Daniel as captain.

“Personally, I’m looking forward to my new role which will allow me the freedom to further strengthen our competitiveness through strategic internal and external initiatives.”

Daniel Eskola added: “I have followed Relax Gaming closely since its inception. I’m incredibly excited to be joining a fantastic team and at being part of the exciting journey in the upcoming years.

“I’m very confident that we can leverage their market-leading tech platform across casino, poker, and bingo in order to benefit the company and all its partners.”