“Bringing Günter Blümel on board means we have secured a true specialist from the gaming industry. His extensive international expertise and impressive track record in product management, game design and development, as well as mathematics, will play a decisive role in positioning Merkur Games for even stronger global growth,” explains Dominik Raasch, Management Board Member, Merkur Games. “I am very much looking forward to working with Mr. Blümel and am confident that, with him at our side, we will successfully shape the future of the division.”

Blümel himself is equally enthusiastic about the move: “Working with the Merkur Group is both a significant and highly exciting step for me. Being able to contribute the know-how I have built over the past decades to a new corporate environment is a tremendous opportunity to continue developing professionally and expand my expertise. I am looking forward to embracing this new challenge and, together with the Merkur team, establishing a strong product organization for a promising future.” 

Blümel’s career path is as impressive as it is diverse. After completing his degree in Technical Mathematics at the Technical University of Graz, he entered the gaming industry in 1997 and has since established himself as a respected figure over the past three decades. Starting as a mathematician, he quickly turned his focus to game design, where he also gained his first leadership experience. His professional journey then took him into product management, an area to which he has remained committed ever since. 

Most recently, he served as Vice President of International Product Management at the IGT Group, where he also held managing director roles for several of the company’s subsidiaries. Over the course of his career, the 54-year-old has built up extensive expertise across multiple disciplines – experience that will significantly contribute to the strategic realignment of global product organization within the Merkur Games division.