The CEO of GeWeTe, Aristidis Tsikouras, received a special honour at the ICE Barcelona event this month, being presented with ICE Landmark Award 2025.
The award organisers, Clarion Gaming, declared he was being recognised for his 25 years of service with the Merkur Group and his professional achievements in the gaming industry. “The award recognises the influence he has had on the global gaming industry over the course of his career,” said the jury.
“I feel honoured and would like to thank you very much for the award. It is both an incentive and an obligation for me to continue making my contribution to the success of the industry in the future,” explained Aristidis Tsikouras, who celebrated his 25th anniversary with the Merkur Group in November and has been the sole managing director of GeWeTe since 2019.
Tsikouras started as a field sales representative at Merkur in 1999 and moved to GeWeTe in Mechernich as sales director in 2003. There he worked his way up step by step. In 2006, he was granted power of attorney and in 2008 he was appointed to the management board for the sales division.
“I have always felt a great deal of trust,” he explained. “I was given the opportunity early on to take on personnel responsibility as well as manage a company. I am very grateful for that.”
