Swedish slots developer Quickspin, part of the Playtech group of companies, has promoted Erik Gullstrand to the position of leading chief product officer.

Gullstrand will oversee the development and delivery of Quickspin’s product strategy in 2019 and beyond, and will be based at the company’s head office in Stockholm.

He is also tasked with the further diversification of the Quickspin portfolio, the delivery of its innovative promotional tools and its continued expansion into new markets.

Daniel Lindberg, CEO of Quickspin said: “We are delighted to announce the promotion of Erik to leading CPO at Quickspin. He’s an invaluable asset and has been dedicated to building the company into what it has become today since our founding.

“We have very exciting plans for 2019 and are confident that Erik is the ideal person to execute that strategy.”

In his more than six years to date at Quickspin, Gullstrand has held the post of head of development, as well head of account management and VP of business development. He holds an MBA from the Stockholm School of Economics.

Gullstrand added: “I am excited by this new challenge. Having been at Quickspin since its founding days, I see this appointment as testament to all of the hard work myself and my fellow Quickspinners have put into building the company into the leading slots specialist it has now become.”