Fortuna CEO to depart at end of February
Per Widerström steps down after more than seven years and is set to be replaced in the interim by Czech branch GM David Vaněk
Fortuna Entertainment Group (FEG) has appointed its head of Czech operations David Vaněk as the company’s interim CEO following Per Widerström’s departure at the end of February.
Widerström will leave the European operator at the end of February after more than seven years as group CEO having joined in November 2014.
Vaněk will assume the role of interim CEO from 1 March 2022. He has served as general manager for FEG’s Czech business arm since January 2016 and is already a member of the firm’s group executive team.
During his time as CEO, Widerström oversaw the business grow more than five times in size and become a leading operator in central and eastern Europe.
Speaking on his appointment, Vaněk said: “I am proud to have been given the opportunity to lead FEG into the next phase of its development.
“I am truly excited about the tremendous potential that the company has and I am looking forward to leveraging the group’s extensive know-how to deliver a market-leading value proposition to all our customers,” he added.
Widerström said: “Leaving FEG at this time feels right, in particular knowing that the company is well poised for further growth as well as being in very good hands with David Vaněk and the rest of the group executive team.”
FEG finished 12th in the EGR Power 50 rankings in 2021.