The Unit Welcomes Andy Clerkson As New Chairman
DUNDALK, IRE (2 APRIL, 2025) - The Unit, a leader in item style and development for sports wagering and iGaming, is pleased to select Andy Clerkson as Chairman, as part of a collective effort to scale the company.
Andy at first signed up with The Unit in 2023 as Strategic Advisor, bringing with him a thoroughly successful background in the iGaming industry, having founded prominent innovative and technology agency 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 Destiny Group and FOX Sports. He is also former Chairman of F2P sports game supplier SportCaller, and is a Partner at leading investment and advisory firm Tekkorp Capital.
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Andy's function at The Unit will offer know-how and unrivalled experience in scaling outsourced product design and advancement groups, as the company starts a duration of worldwide growth. Such work consists of a current collaboration with brands in Brazil and a continuous cooperation with PlayStar Casino.
Paddy Casey, Co-founder at The Unit, said: "I've understood Andy for more than a decade, returning to my days working for Coral Interactive. We signed up with forces when I moved to Grand Parade, where we produced 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 handle a number of brand-new markets, this is the perfect time to make use of Andy's experience, and he will be able to take a more hands-on method as we strategise for the future.
"I quite look forward to working more detailed with Andy across the next number 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 actually been thrilled about The Unit's potential since Paddy chose to construct a world-class betting and video gaming design and development home. No-one has actually done this with the scale and capability of my previous business Grand Parade - yet! The Unit are now in a position that is really familiar to me, as we scale the groups and ability sets that will permit our customers to grow and expand at pace.
"We anticipate an array of item innovation in the future as brand-new categories, such as forecast markets, social gambling establishments, 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, gambling establishment and social gaming specialist groups offer 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 much more competitors.
"These are perfect conditions for The Unit as we have the deep deep-rooted understanding and knowledge to help gaming companies of all sizes, all around the world, build premium products, on time and on budget."
With item and development groups in Ireland and Moldova, and a newly-formed North American business-development department having actually opened in New york city in January, The Unit holds a steady dedication to becoming the partner of choice throughout the industry.