Katsaros, with 20 years of industry experience, is joining OPAP’s top management team. He has held senior roles in commercial functions across the USA, Greece, and Germany. Prior to OPAP, he worked for eight years as a senior director of sales in Europe at Adidas, over seven years as general manager at Korres Natural Products, and four years as a senior brand manager at Diageo, a beverage alcohol company.
In his role at OPAP, Katsaros will maintain their retail network and explore growth opportunities for the company and partners as part of their “Fast Forward” business strategy. OPAP has recently announced growth in sports betting and online casino operations, along with a year-on-year increase in revenue and net profit during the third quarter of 2021.
OPAP also made headlines by partnering with the Hellenic Basketball Federation (EEC) and saw an increase in its stake to 48.1% by Allwyn Entertainment, formerly known as Sazka Entertainment, last month.
