Hicham Chahine

Co-Founder and Co-CEO, NIP Group, Nip Ninjas In Pyjamas

Verified interview transcripts, podcast appearances, and direct quotes from Hicham Chahine, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, NIP Group at Nip Ninjas In Pyjamas. AI-verified speaker identity with full-text searchable transcripts.

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“We recently announced that we are moving our global headquarters to Abu Dhabi where we're creating 250 to 300 jobs over the next five years, consolidating essentially that we do everything globally. There is a couple of reasons for that. One thing is that we do believe that the Middle East is one of the largest frontie...”

— From NIP Hicham Chahine: "It's business as usual, but on the marketing side, we have consolidated it.", Hotspawn (July 10, 2025)
“We in esports were coming out of what was a downturn for the industry as general. And the big news and the big splash and the big efforts that happened surrounding the happening of the Esports World Cup got people talking about esports again and talking about it in a more positive way than they had.”

— From NIP Hicham Chahine: "It's business as usual, but on the marketing side, we have consolidated it.", Hotspawn (July 10, 2025)
“we have agreed with the straws that we're not disclosing any transfer fees uh what is involved in in the transfer at all so um i think it're better to just move on”

— From Press conference - Hicham Chahine & Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz, Ninjas in Pyjamas (April 23, 2021)
“what warms my heart the most is that we have gotten to a place with nip where nikolai wants to come to us and that is the most important part for me”

— From Press conference - Hicham Chahine & Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz, Ninjas in Pyjamas (April 23, 2021)

Recent appearances

NIP Hicham Chahine: "It's business as usual, but on the marketing side, we have consolidated it."

July 10, 2025 · 📺 Hotspawn

During the EWC Press Conference, we spoke to NIP's CEO Hicham Chahine on putting the NIP and eStar brands together following the merger, as well as recent developments from the company in making NIP a global brand. For more Hot Tier 1 esports news, as soon as it spawns, check out https://hotspawn.com for the latest in CS2, Dota 2, VALORANT, League of Legends, Fortnite and more. See our content across all different platforms, follow us for our CS and Dota 2 content on TikTok, Instagram and Twitter. SUBSCRIBE ➤ https://www.youtube.com/channel/@Hots... Socials ➤ Twitter: https://x.com/hotsp…

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Press conference - Hicham Chahine & Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz

April 23, 2021 · 📺 Ninjas in Pyjamas

Official Press Conference with our CEO Hicham Chahine and a new sign player Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz.

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Recent appearances

NIP Hicham Chahine: "It's business as usual, but on the marketing side, we have consolidated it."

Press conference - Hicham Chahine & Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz