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www.ceotodaymagazine.com 34 CEO Today Europe Awards 2018 germany ALEXANDER MARTIN Chief Officer of New Media Gauselmann AG ABOUT ALEXANDER MARTIN Alexander Martin M.S. computer science with business administration from RWTH Aachen Germany. In 1999 he started his career at the Top Management Consulting company A.T. Kearney. Over 15 years he developed by several international projects key expertise such as: business strategy, growth strategy, business transformation, digitalization, change management, turnaround strategy, operational excellence and market entry strategy. Since 2014 Alexander Martin is a member of the executive board of the Gauselmann AG and oversees the groups businesses: • online gaming B2B with games and platforms • online gaming B2C with slots, table games, poker, bingo, and sports betting • online payment and e-wallet solutions and • cash handling machines for banks, retail, utilities and governments. In 2016 he was listed one of the Gaming Intelligence Hot 50 - A celebration of the most innovative and inspiring people in online gaming and is a member of the world gaming executive summit board. www.gauselmann.com FIRM PROFILE The Gauselmann Group is an internationally active family-owned company in the entertainment and leisure-time industry. The company was founded by Paul Gauselmann more than 60 years ago and has a business volume of over 2.9 billion euros in the 2017 fiscal year with more than 12,000 employees. The logo of the group of companies is the laughing Merkur sun – Germany’s most popular games and gaming symbol that is also increasingly being known beyond the German border. It is a synonym for modern ‘made in Germany’ leisure time activities. Today, the Gauselmann Group operates about 700 modern entertainment centers in Europe, about 330 of which are located in Germany and managed under the CASINO MERKUR-SPIELOTHEK brand. Globally well-known are the Merkur gaming machines with or without cash prize opportunities. More than two million have been produced and sold and/or rented. Today’s multigamers use touchscreen technology to offer a choice of over 200 state-of-the-art games. The Gauselmann Group includes many other business segments, such as online gaming and casinos, sports betting, financial services and coin handling machines.