DGAP-News: ZEAL Network SE / Key word(s): Change of Personnel
ZEAL appoints Jonas Mattsson as Chief Financial Officer
08.01.2015 / 10:44
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(London, 8. January 2015) ZEAL Network SE has appointed Jonas Mattsson as
new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective February 1, 2015. In his new
role, Mr. Mattsson will also serve as a member of the Executive Board. He
succeeds Andreas Keil who had left the company in September 2014 at his own
request.
Mr. Mattsson has more than a decade of senior management experience with a
particular focus on the telecommunications and technology sectors. Prior to
joining ZEAL, he was CFO and Executive Vice President of the network
communications company O3b Networks, where he had a key role in raising USD
1.3 billion for the company and in establishing a global organisation.
Previously, he served as CFO of various entities of SES, a world-leading
satellite operator. Before that, Mr. Mattsson worked within the management
teams of different parts of Ericsson including an international assignment
in Japan as well as in the start-up company Ericsson Microsoft Mobile
Venture.
Dr Hans Cornehl, Chief Executive Officer of ZEAL: "We are very pleased to
welcome Jonas Mattsson to our team and to the Executive Board of ZEAL. He
has a remarkable professional track record as CFO in major global
corporations. I am sure that ZEAL will considerably benefit from his
international management experience, and I am convinced that he will be a
real asset to our company's pursuit of a better world of lottery."
Mr. Mattsson is a Swedish native and holds an Engineering degree as well as
a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University
of Stockholm.
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Press contact:
ZEAL Network SE
Press office
Tel.: +44 (0)20 3739-7000
E-Mail: media@zeal-network.co.uk
Internet: www.zeal-network.co.uk
About ZEAL Network SE:
ZEAL is a holding company specialized in the area of online lottery. We
offer consumer facing lottery-based games as well as business to business
solutions. Our vision is to create a better world of lottery.
ZEAL Network SE is a London based company, founded in Germany in 1999 as
Tipp24 SE. In November 2014, the company was renamed in today's ZEAL
Network SE. Its shares are listed on the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt
Stock Exchange and are included in the SDAX index. To the current day ZEAL
has generated stakes of 2.5 billion euros and thus contributed over 650
million euros in taxes and duties.
ZEAL holds equity interests in businesses running under the following
brands: Lottovate offers digital services to licenced lottery operators
around the world (www.lottovate.com). Lotto Network enables private
business partners to host their own branded lotto product
(www.lottonetwork.com). Geolotto is an innovative geographical based lotto
game in the UK (www.geolotto.co.uk). Ventura24 is a lottery ticket broker
in Spain (www.ventura24.es). Tipp24 offers consumer facing secondary
lottery products (www.tipp24.com).
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Language: English
Company: ZEAL Network SE
25 Southampton Buildings
WC2A 1AL London
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (0)20 3739-7123
Fax: +44 (0)20 3739-7199
E-mail: frank.hoffmann@zeal-network.co.uk
Internet: www.zeal-network.co.uk
ISIN: GB00BHD66J44
WKN: TPP024
Indices: SDAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München,
Stuttgart
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