Biography

Hicham Chahine (35), the Co-Founder, Co-chief Executive Officer and Director of NIP Group, currently serves as the CEO of the group’s Western business. Hicham acquired Ninjas in Pyjamas (NIP) in 2016, and has served as its Chief Executive Officer since then.

Prior to joining Ninjas in Pyjamas and founding NIP Group, his experience ranges from the global financial industry to entrepreneurship. From May 2008 to June 2016, he was the Managing Director of Hedge Funds (approx. 100bln AUM) at Formue, the largest wealth management firm in the Nordics. In February 2010, Hicham founded and served as Chairman of Diglife AS, a private equity firm with investment portfolios in lifestyle, gaming and other technology-related companies. Hicham graduated from BI Norwegian Business School with a bachelor’s degree in business and economics in 2013.

Hicham is the youngest Founder to ever list a company on any US mainlist from the Middle East, Arab World and Nordics.