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RNS Number : 7689R  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 (mailto:secretary@entaingroup.com)

 Investor Relations - Entain plc                          investors@entaingroup.com (mailto: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 (mailto: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 (mailto:entain@powerscourt-group.com) urt-group.com
                                                          (mailto:entain@powerscourt-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
(http://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 £85,000.

 

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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