Rank Group PLC Directorate Change (4700M)
April 30 2018 - 2:02AM
UK Regulatory
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Rank Group PLC
30 April 2018
30 April 2018
The Rank Group Plc
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Directorate change
- appointments of John O'Reilly as Chief Executive Officer and
Alan Morgan to the board
Further to the announcement made on 7 March 2018, The Rank Group
Plc (LSE: RNK) ("Rank" or "the Company") is pleased to announce the
appointment of John O'Reilly to the Rank board as Chief Executive
Officer with effect from 7 May 2018. He will succeed Henry Birch
whose resignation will become effective from the same date.
John brings over 25 years of experience in the betting and
gaming industry, both in the UK and internationally. He previously
led and grew Ladbrokes' digital operations and was an executive
director on the Ladbrokes plc board until August 2010. In August
2011 he joined the Gala Coral Group to relaunch the Coral brand
online as Managing Director of Coral Interactive. John has more
recently been chairman of the digital design and development
business Grand Parade Limited, a non-executive director of
Weatherbys Limited and, since January 2017, non-executive director
of William Hill PLC and chair of the board's Transformation
Oversight Committee. John will step down from the William Hill
board to take up his position with Rank.
The Company is also pleased to announce the appointment of Alan
Morgan, Retail Managing Director, to the Board as Executive
Director with effect from 7 May 2018.
Alan joined Rank in September 2016 as managing director of
Mecca's retail bingo business and assumed additional responsibility
for Grosvenor's retail casino business in October 2017. Prior to
joining Rank, he held senior positions at Whitbread and, most
recently, as chief operating and commercial officer of Spirit Pub
Company.
Ian Burke, Chairman of Rank, said:
"John brings a wealth of gambling industry experience,
particularly in digital, and I am delighted that he is joining the
board of Rank as its Chief Executive. His impressive reputation and
track record for delivering growth mean he is well-equipped to
drive our performance going forward.
"I am also delighted that Alan is joining the board as Executive
Director. With his in-depth understanding of our business, I am
confident he will contribute significantly to the future
development of Rank.
"I would like to take this opportunity to reiterate our thanks
to Henry Birch for his significant contribution over the last four
years and wish him well in his future endeavours."
John O'Reilly, incoming Chief Executive Officer commented:
"I am excited to be joining Rank, a company synonymous with the
UK gaming industry. Rank has very strong brands which resonate with
customers and a growing digital offering and I look forward to
building on this strong platform and taking Rank onto its next
stage of development."
Rank confirms there is no information to be disclosed under the
requirements of Listing Rule 9.6.13 in relation to these
appointments.
Contacts:
The Rank Group Plc Tel: +44 1628
504 303
Sarah Powell, Communications
Director
FTI Consulting LLP (PR adviser
to Rank)
Edward Bridges Tel: +44 20 7269
7147
Alex Beagley Tel: +44 20 3727
1045
This information is provided by RNS
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