Per Widerström has taken full leadership of 888 Holdings, having first been announced as the incoming CEO of the multi-brand international betting group in July.
Leadership responsibilities were being temporarily filled by Lord Mendelsohn, who has now returned to his post as Non-Executive Chair after serving as Executive Chair since January, having taken up the role following the departure of CEO Itai Pazner.
Widerström departed his prior role as CEO of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) betting group Fortuna Entertainment Group – which he had held since 2014 – back in January before being announced as Pazner’s replacement at 888 six months later.
He had also been concurrently serving as a Corporate Director at Stockholm-listed betting affiliate media publisher Catena Media since 2019.
