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MR. Harmen Brenninkmeijier, has served on our board as an Executive Director since January 2008. He established Octavian in 2001 to focus on the commercial opportunities presented by the market developing in Russia and to export gaming technologies from Russia. Today, Octavian is a leading and innovative global developer of networked games and systems for the casino, AWP and lottery markets, and also a leading supplier of third party equipment from many of the gaming world's leading brands. Harmen's gaming career began in 1991 at Mikohn. At Mikohn he was given the responsibility of establishing a European presence and headquarters. This European arm quickly developed into a strong affiliate of the US-based operations and contributed exponentially more to the bottom line. Harmen then established a South African presence before shifting the company's attention to Asia, his extensive travel creating a worldwide network within the gaming industry. Before forming Octavian he established a casino gaming division for the Gauselmann Group. During this period he opened and operated a number of casinos, including the Playboy Casino on the island of Rhodes. Having established a leadership role in the industry he was elected the first chairman of the European Gaming Organisation, a position he held for three years. He currently sits on the Advisory Board for G2E and is a regular speaker and moderator at G2E and other international gaming industry events. Harmen graduated from the InterManagement School in The Hague, Netherlands with a Bachelor of Business degree.
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