About Tipico
We connect fans to their sports and allow them to become part of the action by placing a bet. Tipico is the home of sports betting in Germany.
We connect fans to their sports and allow them to become part of the action by placing a bet. Tipico is the home of sports betting in Germany.
We connect fans to their sports and allow them to become part of the action by placing a bet. Tipico is the home of sports betting in Germany.
With passion and the unequivocal desire to progress Tipico grew from a single betting office into an international group of companies.
Tipico has been an official partner to the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga since January 2018. At the end of 2020, the Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) and Tipico extended their successful partnership ahead of the scheduled expiry date. Tipico is a byword for passion and a thrilling brand of football – this is emphasized week in, week out by our partnership with the DFL. Bundesliga matches captivate millions of football fans, and also constitute the core of Tipico’s service.
Tipico has been an official platinum partner to the German football record champion since the 2015/16 season. As a multiple winner of FIFA Club World Cup respectively FIFA Club World Championship, and with a total of 6 UEFA Champions League titles (formerly known as the European Champion Clubs’ Cup) among its many trophies, FC Bayern München is one of the most successful football clubs in the world.
Tipico has been an official partner to the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga since January 2018. At the end of 2020, the Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) and Tipico extended their successful partnership ahead of the scheduled expiry date. Tipico is a byword for passion and a thrilling brand of football – this is emphasized week in, week out by our partnership with the DFL. Bundesliga matches captivate millions of football fans, and also constitute the core of Tipico’s service.
Tipico has been an official platinum partner to the German football record champion since the 2015/16 season. As a multiple winner of FIFA Club World Cup respectively FIFA Club World Championship, and with a total of 6 UEFA Champions League titles (formerly known as the European Champion Clubs’ Cup) among its many trophies, FC Bayern Munich is one of the most successful football clubs in the world.
With the 2023/24 season, Tipico became the official and exclusive partner of the easyCredit Basketball Bundesliga. Interest in basketball in Germany is on a steady upward trend, even more so since the German national basketball team won the FIBA World Championship title in 2023. Tipico is pleased to be able to support the continued success story of basketball in Germany with this long-term partnership.
In the spring of 2016, the renowned investment company, CVC Capital Partners, acquired the majority of the Tipico Group’s shares. As part of the change of ownership, the Board of Directors of the group of companies was reorganized in 2016, and now comprises the following four individuals.
CEO, Tipico Group Ltd.
Joachim Baca joined Tipico as Chief Executive Officer in July 2016.
Joachim is working with digital business models since more than 20 years and possesses in-depth iGaming know how.
In his previous business life Joachim was a member of the executive board of bwin.party digital entertainment Plc. (now Entain Plc.), where he served as Chief Operating Officer for more than 10 years being responsible for group-wide strategy execution, expansion and effective operations. Joachim has covered numerous responsibilities including M&A and representing the company in multiple successful joint ventures. Moreover, he gained comprehensive digital expertise by working for Red Bull Ltd. and the technology venture-capitalist Marchfifteen Plc. at the beginning of his career.
COO, Tipico Group Ltd.
Axel Hefer was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Tipico Group in November 2023.
As a COO Axels focus lies on the strategic development and optimization of the group’s structures and processes within the holding company. In particular he has extensive experience in the development of dynamic digital companies in complex environments.
Before joining the executive board of Tipico Group Axel held several managerial positions in major German technology companies: Most recently, he served on the board of travel search engine trivago for many years and prior to that, as a board member at German online furniture retailer Home24. As a managing director of One Equity Partners and as Investment Director at Permira Beteiligungs GmbH Axel obtained wide experience within the field of private equity. His professional career began in the early 2000s as a consultant at McKinsey.
CRegO, Tipico Group Ltd.
Karin Klein joined Tipico as Chief Regulatory Officer in December 2016.
Being part of the gaming industry for more than 20 years Karin possesses significant knowledge in the field of regulatory affairs and compliance. During her career, she has successfully implemented standards and processes to ensure effective compliance programmes in line with relevant regulations on a multinational level.
She has held several leading roles in the gaming sector, such as Managing Director at bwin.party services Ltd. (an Entain Plc. subsidiary) and as Group Director Compliance and Regulatory Affairs at bwin.party digital entertainment Plc. (now Entain Plc.), where she established a group-wide compliance framework for the effective implementation of anti-money laundering measures and the complete fulfilment of all regulatory market requirements. Furthermore, she gained rich experience in strategical marketing, investor and media relations in several roles at the beginning of her professional career.
Karin serves as a member of the board of the German Sports Betting Association (DSWV) and as a member of the Düsseldorfer Kreis – an Initiative aiming at ensuring evidence-based consumer protection in gambling.
CFO, Tipico Group Ltd.
Stefan Eck joined Tipico as Chief Financial Officer in October 2017.
During his career, Stefan has accumulated extensive experience from various positions as CFO. Besides traditional CFO responsibilities he has comprehensive knowledge of business transactions as well as risk management. Most recently before joining Tipico Stefan was CFO of automotive supplier Vibracoustic GmbH, with more than 12,000 employees in 19 countries, where he in addition to standard CFO functions took care of international supply chain management. Further roles include being CFO at Private Equity backed Hilite Group and Honsel AG where he successfully closed the sale of Honsel AG to Canadian industrial investor Martinrea Inc.
Stefan holds a master’s degree in economics from Regensburg University as well as a Delaware certified public accountant (CPA) certificate.
In the spring of 2016, the renowned investment company, CVC Capital Partners, acquired the majority of the Tipico Group’s shares. As part of the change of ownership, the Board of Directors of the group of companies was reorganized in 2016, and now comprises the following four individuals.
CEO, Tipico Group Ltd.
Joachim Baca joined Tipico as Chief Executive Officer in July 2016.
Joachim is working with digital business models since more than 20 years and possesses in-depth iGaming know how.
In his previous business life Joachim was a member of the executive board of bwin.party digital entertainment Plc. (now Entain Plc.), where he served as Chief Operating Officer for more than 10 years being responsible for group-wide strategy execution, expansion and effective operations. Joachim has covered numerous responsibilities including M&A and representing the company in multiple successful joint ventures. Moreover, he gained comprehensive digital expertise by working for Red Bull Ltd. and the technology venture-capitalist Marchfifteen Plc. at the beginning of his career.
CCO, Tipico Group Ltd.
Marlon van der Goes joined Tipico as Chief Commercial Officer in August 2016.
Marlon is a veteran leader in iGaming and works within the industry for over 20 years. He possesses extensive knowledge in sales, marketing, and customer relations.
During his professional career Marlon held several roles as an executive leader. Among others Marlon held responsibility for the entire marketing and sales strategy as well for the customer relationship management at bwin.party services Ltd. (now Entain Plc.) and he served as a Chief Sales Officer at bwin interactive entertainment AG (now Entain Plc.) where he oversaw strategy, marketing and sales. Beside his extensive experience within the gaming industry Marlon has picked up special knowledge from other executive roles such as Chief Marketing Officer at Zuno Bank AG, or as Managing Director at Dominion Services Ltd.
CRegO, Tipico Group Ltd.
Karin Klein joined Tipico as Chief Regulatory Officer in December 2016.
Being part of the gaming industry for more than 20 years Karin possesses significant knowledge in the field of regulatory affairs and compliance. During her career, she has successfully implemented standards and processes to ensure effective compliance programmes in line with relevant regulations on a multinational level.
She has held several leading roles in the gaming sector, such as Managing Director at bwin.party services Ltd. (an Entain Plc. subsidiary) and as Group Director Compliance and Regulatory Affairs at bwin.party digital entertainment Plc. (now Entain Plc.), where she established a group-wide compliance framework for the effective implementation of anti-money laundering measures and the complete fulfilment of all regulatory market requirements. Furthermore, she gained rich experience in strategical marketing, investor and media relations in several roles at the beginning of her professional career.
Karin serves as a member of the board of the German Sports Betting Association (DSWV) and as a member of the Düsseldorfer Kreis – an Initiative aiming at ensuring evidence-based consumer protection in gambling.
CFO, Tipico Group Ltd.
Stefan Eck joined Tipico as Chief Financial Officer in October 2017.
During his career, Stefan has accumulated extensive experience from various positions as CFO. Besides traditional CFO responsibilities he has comprehensive knowledge of business transactions as well as risk management. Most recently before joining Tipico Stefan was CFO of automotive supplier Vibracoustic GmbH, with more than 12,000 employees in 19 countries, where he in addition to standard CFO functions took care of international supply chain management. Further roles include being CFO at Private Equity backed Hilite Group and Honsel AG where he successfully closed the sale of Honsel AG to Canadian industrial investor Martinrea Inc.
Stefan holds a master’s degree in economics from Regensburg University as well as a Delaware certified public accountant (CPA) certificate.