Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has appointed Ryan Collinge as its new senior vice president of business development for Platform and Sportsbook.

Collinge brings more than 20 years of experience to the role and most recently served as group director of Gauselmann-owned Blueprint Gaming.

“We have made some excellent hires over the past few months and Ryan is another fantastic addition to our senior team,” said GiG’s Platform and Sportsbook CEO Richard Carter. “His arrival will further help propel GiG forward to significantly scale revenue and acquire accomplished new partners.

“With an exceptional reputation and strong background in iGaming, I am certain his high-level knowledge of the industry and strategic approach will be invaluable to GiG during this rapid period of growth, and will help to deliver on the opportunities that lie ahead.”

GiG chief business officer Andrew Cochrane commented: “Ryan’s arrival provides a fantastic boost to our business development efforts, as we continue to enjoy a significant escalation in interest across all business verticals since the launch of our X-Suite solutions.

“His experience and proven track-record at driving commercial successes is undeniably impressive. His appointment affirms our ability to attract some of the very best talent our industry has to offer and helps to further cement our belief that we have a very exciting future ahead of us.”

Commenting on his new role, Collinge said: “Joining GiG at this time was too exciting an opportunity to pass up, given the enormous potential of the business.

“I have been highly impressed with the new X-Suite of products and the plans that the executive team have in place for the future. We go into ICE and 2024 full of ambition and anticipation for what we can achieve together.”

Shares in Gaming Innovation Group Inc (OSL:GIG) were trading 0.50 per cent higher at NOK30.20 per share in Olso Monday morning.