William Hill PLC William Hill appoints new CFO (1359D)
17 Febrero 2020 - 1:00AM
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RNS Number : 1359D
William Hill PLC
17 February 2020
William Hill PLC (the 'Company')
Board Change
William Hill appoints new CFO
17 February 2020
William Hill PLC (LSE: WMH), today announces the appointment of
Adrian Marsh as William Hill's next Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
He will join the Company and be appointed as an Executive Director
to the William Hill Board later in the year.
As announced on 13 January 2020, the Company's current CFO, Ruth
Prior will be leaving the Company to join Element Materials
Technology.
Adrian will join William Hill from DS Smith Plc (LSE:SMDS), an
international packaging business where he has been Group CFO for
the past seven years, during which time the Company transitioned
from the FTSE 250 to the FTSE 100. He is a Non-Executive director
of John Wood Group PLC and chair of its Audit Committee. He was
previously Group Director of Tax, Treasury and Corporate Finance of
Tesco PLC. Prior to this, he was European CFO at AstraZeneca plc
and CFO, Global Building Products at Pilkington plc. He is a
graduate of University College Cardiff and a Fellow of both the
Chartered Association of Certified Accountants and The Association
of Corporate Treasurers.
CEO Ulrik Bengtsson said: "I am delighted to welcome Adrian to
the Board. As a proven CFO of a FTSE listed company with M&A,
deal execution and multi-sector finance experience in US &
European markets, he will be able to make a significant
contribution to William Hill in the enablement of the strategy and
is a great addition to the team".
Adrian Marsh commented: "I am extremely excited to be joining
William Hill at such a key time in the Company's history, and look
forward to supporting Ulrik and the rest of Board in delivering
their growth plans for the future".
The effective date of Adrian's appointment to the Board and
Ruth's departure will be announced in due course.
Balbir Kelly-Bisla
Company Secretary
17 February 2020
OAM: Inside Information
William Hill LEI: 213800MDW41W5UZQIX82
Enquiries
William Hill Roger Devlin, Chairman Tel: +44 (0) 20 7612
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Louise Turner-Smith, Director of
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Ciaran O'Brien, Director of Corporate
Communications
Brunswick Andrew Porter / Ruan Tremayne Tel: +44 (0) 20 7404
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Notes and other disclosures
1. Remuneration
Full details of Adrian Marsh's remuneration arrangements, which
are consistent with the shareholder approved Remuneration Policy,
will be set out in the 2019 Directors' Remuneration Report which
will be published shortly. Adrian's contract of employment will be
available for inspection at the Company's registered office from
his date of appointment.
Following Ruth Prior's resignation, she is not entitled to
receive any bonus for 2019 or the portion of 2020 for which she is
employed by William Hill and all unvested PSP and Deferred Annual
Bonus awards lapsed as a result of her resignation. In addition,
she will not be entitled to receive any further PSP and Deferred
Annual Bonus awards between now and when she leaves William Hill.
She will continue to receive her contractual base salary, benefits
and pension provision up to the point that she ceases employment
with William Hill PLC, at which point full details of her leaving
arrangements will be disclosed on the Group's corporate website (
www.williamhillplc.com ) in line with Section 430(2B) of the
Companies Act.
2. Shareholding information
Adrian Marsh does not currently have an interest in any ordinary
shares in William Hill PLC.
3. Regulatory disclosure
This announcement is made pursuant to LR 9.6.11 of the UK
Listing Authority's Listing Rules (the UK Listing Rules). The
Company confirms that, in respect of Listing Rule 9.6.13R(1),
Adrian Marsh is currently an Executive Director of DS Smith Plc.
This directorship will cease before he commences his employment
with William Hill. There are no further details to be disclosed in
respect of Adrian Marsh under Listing Rule 9.6.13(R)(2)-(6).
4. Supplementary information
Ruth Prior joined William Hill as CFO in March 2017.
About William Hill PLC
William Hill PLC is one of the world's leading betting and
gaming companies, employing c12,500 people. Its origins are in the
UK where it was founded in 1934, and where it is listed on the
London Stock Exchange. The majority of its GBP1.6bn annual revenues
are still derived from the UK, where it has a national presence of
licensed betting offices and one of the leading online betting and
gaming services. William Hill's European Online business is
headquartered in Gibraltar and Malta, and is licensed online in 10
countries following the acquisition of Mr Green & Co AB in
January 2019. In 2012, it established William Hill US with a focus
on retail and mobile operations in Nevada and became the largest
sports betting business in the US. Following the ruling in May 2018
by the Supreme Court that the federal ban on state sponsored sports
betting was unconstitutional, William Hill US has expanded and
continues to expand as new states regulate sports betting. It is
now operating in nine states: Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Mississippi,
Nevada, New Mexico, New Jersey, Rhode Island and West Virginia in
addition to Washington DC. Eldorado Resorts, Inc. currently owns
shares representing 20% of the share capital of William Hill US
Holdco, Inc., the holding company of William Hill US.
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