Playtech PLC Appointment of Non-Executive Director (4889V)
24 July 2018 - 4:01PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 4889V
Playtech PLC
24 July 2018
Playtech PLC
24 July 2018
Board Appointment
Susan Ball appointed as Non-Executive Director of Playtech
plc
Playtech plc is pleased to announce that Susan Ball will join
the Company's Board as a Non-Executive Director, from 1 August
2018.
Susan is a Chartered Accountant with over 35 years' senior
finance and board level experience in the gambling, leisure and
consumer industries, with a focus in the last 15 years on online,
high-growth businesses, data analytics and digital strategies.
Susan's previous gambling sector experience includes being a
Non-Executive Director at sportsbetting company, Kambi Group plc,
from 2014 until June 2018, where she was Chair of the Audit
Committee. Prior to that, Susan was CFO for Swedish-listed online
gambling group, Unibet Group plc from 2002 to 2007, and CFO at the
AIM-listed, European gambling business, Praesepe plc from 2007 to
2009. She is currently Non-Executive Director at Gambling.com Group
plc, where she also sits on the Remuneration and Audit
Committees.
Outside the gambling sector, Susan is a Non-Executive Director
of Bannatyne Group plc, and mentors online scale-up businesses. She
is a fellow of the ICAEW.
Following her appointment to the Board on 1 August, Susan will
be a member of the Audit, Risk, Remuneration and Nominations
committees.
Alan Jackson, Chairman of Playtech plc, said:
"The Board is delighted to welcome Susan to Playtech. Susan's
appointment as an independent Non-Executive Director represents
another step forward in the evolution of Playtech's Board and the
continued progress of the Company. Susan brings a wealth of
experience of the global gambling market with a focus on digital
growth strategies which will be of particular benefit to Playtech
and the continued execution of its strategic goals.'
This notification is given in accordance with LR 9.6.11. There
are no further details to be disclosed in respect of Ms Susan
Ball's appointment under LR 9.6.13.
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For further information please contact:
Playtech plc
James Newman, Head of Investor
Relations & Corporate Communications +44 (0) 16 2464 5954
Headland (PR adviser to Playtech)
Lucy Legh, Stephen Malthouse +44 (0) 20 3805 4822
About Playtech
Founded in 1999 and premium listed on the Main Market of the
London Stock Exchange, Playtech is a technology leader in the
gambling and financial trading industries.
Playtech is the gambling industry's leading technology company
delivering business intelligence driven gambling software,
services, content and platform technology across the industry's
most popular product verticals, including, casino, live casino,
sports betting, virtual sports, bingo and poker. It is the pioneer
of omni-channel gambling technology through its integrated platform
technology, Playtech ONE. Playtech ONE delivers data driven
marketing expertise, single wallet functionality, CRM and
responsible gambling solutions across one single platform across
product verticals and across retail and online.
Playtech's partners with and invests in the leading brands in
regulated and newly regulated markets to deliver its data driven
gambling technology across the retail and online value chain.
Playtech provides its technology on a B2B basis to the industry's
leading retail and online operators, land-based casino groups and
government sponsored entities such as lotteries. As of June 2018,
through the acquisition of Snaitech, Playtech directly owns and
operates the leading sports betting and gaming brand in online and
retail in Italy, Snai. Snaitech operates a B2B2C model as a service
provider, allowing franchisees to utilise the Playtech technology
stack in the retail environment while operating the leading brand,
Snai directly online as a B2C business.
Playtech's Financials Division, named TradeTech Group, is a
technology leader in the CFD and financial trading industry and
operates both on a B2C and B2B basis.
Playtech has in total c.5,800 employees across 17 countries and
is headquartered in the Isle of Man.
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