THE UNIT APPOINTS ANDY CLERKSON AS CHAIRMAN

The Unit, a leader in product design and development for sports betting and iGaming, is delighted to appoint Andy Clerkson as Chairman, as part of a concerted effort to scale the company. Andy initially joined The Unit in 2023 as Strategic Advisor, bringing with him an extensively successful background in the iGaming industry, having founded influential creative and technology agency Grand Parade in 2007.

After selling Grand Parade to William Hill in 2016, Andy was instrumental in the creation of FOX Bet in the USA, a joint venture between The Stars Group and FOX Sports. He is also former Chairman of F2P sports game provider SportCaller, and is a Partner at leading investment and advisory firm Tekkorp Capital. Andy’s role at The Unit will provide expertise and unrivalled experience in scaling outsourced product design and development teams, as the company embarks on a period of international expansion. Such work includes a recent partnership with Sportingtech’s brands in Brazil and an ongoing collaboration with PlayStar Casino.

Paddy Casey, Co-founder at The Unit, said: “I’ve known Andy for more than a decade, going back to my days working for Coral Interactive. We joined forces when I moved to Grand Parade, where we created a ground-breaking sports-betting platform, and we are now delighted to bring him onto The Unit’s board as Chairman.

“With The Unit set to scale up and take on several new markets, this is the perfect time to utilise Andy’s experience, and he will be able to take a more hands-on approach as we strategise for the future.

“I very much look forward to working closer with Andy across the next couple of years, and I can’t wait to embark on the next stage of our journey together with The Unit.”

Andy Clerkson said: “I have been thrilled about The Unit’s potential since Paddy decided to build a world-class betting and gaming design and development house. No-one has done this with the scale and capability of my former company Grand Parade – yet! The Unit are now in a position that is very familiar to me, as we scale the teams and skill sets that will allow our clients to grow and expand at pace.

“We anticipate a smorgasbord of product innovation in the near future as new categories, such as prediction markets, social casinos, DFS 2.0 and more, vie for attention. We have seen sports betting and gaming explode in newly-regulated markets like LatAm and Africa. The Unit’s sports, casino and social gaming specialist teams provide a golden opportunity for companies looking to build new products and features and get ahead of their roadmaps. Indicators are pointing towards a welcome increase in M&A from the lows of 2023/24, which drives even more competition.

“These are perfect conditions for The Unit as we have the deep ingrained knowledge and expertise to help gaming companies of all sizes, all across the globe, build high-quality products, on time and on budget.”

With product and development teams in Ireland and Moldova, and a newly-formed North American business-development division having opened in New York in January, The Unit holds an unwavering commitment to becoming the partner of choice throughout the industry.