Jan Karas
Chairman & CEO
Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us today. I’m Jan Karas, Chairman and CEO of OPAP, and I’m very pleased to welcome you to this important presentation regarding the proposed combination of OPAP and Allwyn.
I’m joined today by a distinguished group of colleagues, Pavel Mucha, CFO of OPAP; Robert Chvatal, CEO of Allwyn; Ken Morton, CFO of Allwyn; and Katarina Kohlmayer, member of the Board of both Allwyn and OPAP and a representative of KKCG, Allwyn’s controlling shareholder.
Together, we represent the leadership team that will guide the post-acquisition group forward. Each of us will share a perspective on how this combination creates a stronger, more resilient and more innovative business for the future. Every industry has defining moments, moments where scale, strategy and vision aligned to build a stronger and promising future. This is one of those pivotal moments for OPAP and Allwyn, and we are excited for what the future holds. Together, we are not just executing a transaction, we are reshaping the future of the gaming industry.
I’m pleased to say that the transaction we are introducing to you today has been unanimously recommended by the OPAP’s Board of Directors, and this decision was driven by a number of reasons.
First, by combining OPAP and Allwyn, we are bringing together two established leaders. One is deeply rooted domestically. The other is a multinational innovator. Together, the two companies will become a global lottery and gaming champion.
Starting with OPAP, the #1 lottery sports betting and iGaming company in Greece. As
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