Entain PLC Board Committee Changes (0396X)

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RNS Number : 0396X

Entain PLC

15 December 2023

15 December 2023

Entain plc

("Entain" or "Group")

Changes to Senior Independent Director and Board Committees

Entain plc, the global sports betting and gaming group, has today announced the following appointments with immediate effect further to the announcement that Stella David has been appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer:

Pierre Bouchut is appointed as Senior Independent Director.

Virginia McDowell is appointed as Chair of the Remuneration Committee.

Barry Gibson is appointed as Chair of the People and Governance Committee.

Rahul Welde is appointed as a member of the People and Governance Committee.

Barry Gibson, Chairman of Entain, said: "On behalf of the Board, I am delighted that Pierre has agreed to take on the role of Senior Independent Director to replace Stella. His extensive board experience and knowledge of the Company makes him ideally placed for the role of Senior Independent Director. I am also grateful to Virginia and Rahul that they have agreed to take on these additional responsibilities".

This notification is made pursuant to LR 9.6.11R.

Enquiries:

 
Company Secretary - Entain plc                     [e-mail] 
 James Morris 
 
 Investor Relations - Entain plc                   [e-mail] 
 David Lloyd-Seed, Chief IR & Communications 
 Officer 
 Davina Hobbs, Head of Investor Relations 
 A imee Remey, VP US Investor Relations 
 C allum Sims, IR Manager 
 
  Media - Entain plc                                   [e-mail] 
  Lisa Attenborough, Head of Corporate 
  Communications 
  Jay Dossetter, Head of ESG and Press 
  Office 
  Jodie Hitch, PR Manager 
 
  Powerscourt                                      Tel: [phone] 
  R ob Greening/Russ Lynch/Sam Austrums         [e-mail] 
 

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 BetCity, bwin, Coral, Crystalbet, Eurobet, Ladbrokes, Neds, Sportingbet, Sports Interaction, STS, SuperSport and TAB NZ; 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 and is the only global operator to exclusively operate in domestically regulated or regulating markets operating in over 40 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

The Entain Board consists of:

   --      J M Barry Gibson, Chairman of the Board 
   --      Stella David, Interim Chief Executive Officer 
   --      Rob Wood, Chief Financial Officer and Deputy CEO 
   --      Pierre Bouchet, Senior Independent Director 
   --      Virginia McDowell, Independent Non-Executive Director 
   --      David Satz, Independent Non-Executive Director 
   --      Rahul Welde, Independent Non-Executive Director 
   --      Amanda Brown, Independent Non-Executive Director 

Following these changes membership of the Board Committees is:

 
 Audit Committee   People & Governance       Sustainability         Remuneration 
                        Committee         & Compliance Committee      Committee 
 Pierre Bouchut       Barry Gibson          Virginia McDowell     Virginia McDowell 
     (Chair)             (Chair)                 (Chair)               (Chair) 
                  --------------------  ------------------------  ----------------- 
   David Satz       Virginia McDowell         Barry Gibson           Rahul Welde 
                  --------------------  ------------------------  ----------------- 
   Rahul Welde         Rahul Welde             David Satz           Amanda Brown 
                  --------------------  ------------------------  ----------------- 
 

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