TIDMENT
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Entain PLC
31 October 2023
31 October 2023
Entain plc
("Entain", the "Company")
Board Appointment
Entain plc (LSE: ENT), the global sports betting and gaming
group, announces the appointment of Amanda Brown as an independent
Non-Executive Director. The appointment will take effect from 8
November 2023.
Amanda was most recently Chief Human Resources Officer at Hiscox
plc where she was a member of the senior leadership team prior to
stepping down in 2022. Amanda is currently a Non-Executive Director
and Remuneration Committee Chair of Mitchells & Butlers plc and
a Non-Executive Director and Chair Designate of the Remuneration
Committee at the Manchester Airport Group. She has previously been
a Non-Executive Director and Remuneration Committee Chair at Micro
Focus International PLC. She has a degree in English from Reading
University.
On appointment, Amanda will also become a member of the
Remuneration Committee.
Barry Gibson, Chairman of Entain, said : "On behalf of the
Board, I am delighted to welcome Amanda to Entain. Amanda brings a
wealth of international business and board experience. I am
confident that her skills and expertise will further enhance the
Board's ability to support and oversee the delivery of our
strategy."
There are no details to disclose for Amanda Brown under Listing
Rule 9.6.13 and she does not own any Entain plc ordinary shares
.
Enquiries:
Company Secretary - Entain plc
James Morris secretary@entaingroup.com
Investor Relations - Entain plc investors@entaingroup.com
David Lloyd-Seed, Chief IR & Communications
Officer
Davina Hobbs, Head of Investor Relations
Aimee Remey, VP US Investor Relations
Callum Sims, IR Manager
Media - Entain plc media@entaingroup.com
Lisa Attenborough, Head of Corporate
Communications
Jay Dossetter, Head of ESG and Press
Office
Jodie Hitch, PR Manager
Powerscourt Tel: +44 (0) 20 7250 1446
Rob Greening/Russ Lynch/Sam Austrums entain@powersco urt-group.com
About Entain plc
Entain plc (LSE: ENT) is a FTSE100 company and is one of the
world's largest sports-betting and gaming groups, operating both
online and in the retail sector. The Group owns a comprehensive
portfolio of established brands; Sports Brands include bwin, Coral,
Crystalbet, Eurobet, Ladbrokes, Neds, Sportingbet and Sports
Interaction; Gaming Brands include Foxy Bingo, Gala, GiocoDigitale,
Ninja Casino, Optibet, Partypoker and PartyCasino. The Group owns
proprietary technology across all its core product verticals and in
addition to its B2C operations provides services to a number of
third-party customers on a B2B basis.
The Group has a 50/50 joint venture, BetMGM, a leader in sports
betting and iGaming in the US. Entain provides the technology and
capabilities which power BetMGM as well as exclusive games and
products, specially developed at its in-house gaming studios. The
Group is tax resident in the UK, operating in over 40 regulated or
regulating territories. Entain is a leader in ESG, a member of
FTSE4Good, the DJSI and is AA rated by MSCI. The Group has set a
science-based target, committing to be carbon net zero by 2035 and
through the Entain Foundation supports a variety of initiatives,
focusing on safer gambling, grassroots sport, diversity in
technology and community projects. For more information see the
Group's website : www.entaingroup.com
Notes for Editors
1. The appointment of Amanda Brown as a Non-Executive Director
was made by the Board on the recommendation of the People &
Governance Committee following a search led by the Senior
Independent Director and Chairman.
2. The Board determined that Amanda Brown is an independent
Non-Executive Director upon appointment in accordance with the UK
Corporate Governance Code.
3. The annual fee payable to Amanda Brown as a Non-Executive Director is GBP85,000.
4. Amanda Brown has been issued with a Letter of Appointment,
which may be viewed by contacting the Company Secretary.
5. Following the above change, the composition of the Entain board will be as follows:
-- J M Barry Gibson, Chairman of the Board
-- Jette Nygaard-Andersen, Chief Executive Officer
-- Rob Wood, Chief Financial Officer and Deputy CEO
-- Stella David, Senior Independent Director and Chair of the
Remuneration Committee and the People & Governance
Committee
-- Pierre Bouchut, Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee
-- Virginia McDowell, Independent Non-Executive Director,
Designated Workforce Director and Chair of the Sustainability &
Compliance Committee
-- David Satz, Independent Non-Executive Director
-- Rahul Welde, Independent Non-Executive Director
-- Amanda Brown, Independent Non-Executive Director
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