The Unit Welcomes Andy Clerkson As New Chairman
DUNDALK, IRE (2 APRIL, 2025) - The Unit, a leader in product style and advancement for sports betting and iGaming, is thrilled to designate Andy Clerkson as Chairman, as part of a concerted effort to scale the business.
Andy at first signed up with The Unit in 2023 as Strategic Advisor, bringing with him an extensively successful background in the iGaming industry, having established influential creative and innovation firm Grand Parade in 2007.
After selling Grand Parade to William Hill in 2016, Andy was important in the production of FOX Bet in the USA, a joint endeavor in between The Stars Group and FOX Sports. He is likewise previous Chairman of F2P sports video game provider SportCaller, and is a Partner at leading financial investment and advisory firm Tekkorp Capital.
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Andy's role at The Unit will offer proficiency and incomparable experience in scaling outsourced item design and advancement teams, as the company starts a duration of global growth. Such work consists of a current collaboration with Sportingtech's brand names in Brazil and an ongoing cooperation with PlayStar Casino.
Paddy Casey, Co-founder at The Unit, stated: "I've understood Andy for more than a years, going back to my days working for Coral Interactive. We signed up with forces when I moved to Grand Parade, where we developed a ground-breaking sports-betting platform, and we are now happy to bring him onto The Unit's board as Chairman.
"With The Unit set to scale up and take on numerous brand-new markets, this is the ideal time to utilise Andy's experience, and he will be able to take a more hands-on method as we strategise for the future.
"I quite anticipate working better with Andy across the next couple of years, and I can't wait to embark on the next phase of our journey together with The Unit."
Andy Clerkson stated: "I have been thrilled about The Unit's potential given that Paddy decided to build a first-rate betting and video gaming style and advancement home. No-one has done this with the scale and capability of my former business Grand Parade - yet! The Unit are now in a position that is really familiar to me, as we scale the teams and ability that will allow our clients to grow and expand at rate.
"We prepare for a smorgasbord of item development in the near future as new categories, such as prediction markets, social gambling establishments, DFS 2.0 and more, contend for attention. We have seen sports wagering and video gaming blow up in newly-regulated like LatAm and Africa. The Unit's sports, gambling establishment and social gaming professional teams supply a golden opportunity for business seeking to build brand-new products and functions and get ahead of their roadmaps. Indicators are pointing towards a welcome boost in M&A from the lows of 2023/24, which drives a lot more competitors.
"These are best conditions for The Unit as we have the deep deep-rooted understanding and expertise to assist video gaming companies of all sizes, all throughout the world, develop top quality items, on time and on budget."
With item and advancement teams in Ireland and Moldova, and a newly-formed North American business-development division having opened in New York in January, The Unit holds a steadfast dedication to ending up being the partner of choice throughout the market.
