PlaySafe Holding N.V.
Company History Strategy Board Management Responsible Gaming

Board profile

Dr. John Afseth

Chairman of the board.
Age 53

Ph.D. from the University of Oslo

Shareholding in Playsafe through Carpe Diem Afseth AS

Accomplishments:

  • Former Vice President of Marketing and Business Development of Photocure ASA
  • Former General Manager at Abbot Labs in Denmark, Norway and Iceland
  • Former Managing Director of Medinnova

In addition to his Position as Chairman of the Board of Playsafe Holding AS, Dr. Afseth also serves Chairman of the board of Carpe Diem AS, Verdispar Baltic Development Property I AS and a board member of Verdispar Baltic Development Property II AS, Verdispar Emerging Europe CPAS as well as board member of several companies.


Atle W. Bie-Johansen

CEO & Member of the Board of Directors
Age 41

Master of Philosofy (MPhil) in International Finance, University of Glasgow (UK)
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Economics/Business Economics, University of Southampton (UK)
Business Candiate (Bedriftsøkonom), Norwegian School of Management (BI)

Shareholding in Playsafe through Foreningslotto AS and Bie Investment AS

Accomplishments:

  • Former chairman of the Coin Machine Industry NOAF in Norway
  • Former Vice President of Euromat, a pan European Trade Association for the Coin Machine Industry
  • Co-inventor of Pantelotteriet, a recyclable lottery concept operating in Norway in about 1000 recyclable machines
  • Experience from several business that has been involved in gaming, both online and land-based


Christian Fr. Petersen

Member of the Board of Directors
Age 71

Financial Degree from Sir George Williams University i Montreal, Canada

Personal shareholder in the company

Accomplishments:

  • Founder of Merkantildata AS, now ATEA, a company whom he contributed building for 25 years prior to listing at Oslo Børs. Throughout the 25 years Mr. Petersen served both as head of Marketing and as CEO.
  • Represented Merkantildata in Europool, an industry organization with branches to 8 other European countries, for 13 years.
  • Investor and member of the board in the Ørn group of companies.