Tipico appoints Mate Bacic as the new CEO, succeeding Axel Hefer in a leadership transition for the DACH market’s top sports betting and iGaming brand.
Tipico Sportwetten has entered a new “leadership era” as Mate Bacic succeeds Axel Hefer as Chief Executive Officer of the DACH market’s biggest sports betting and iGaming brand. The leadership transition follows Hefer’s decision to step down from the new leadership team of Banijay Gaming – the division formed as of April 2025.