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Kansspelautoriteit, the Dutch gambling regulator has announced the appointment of economist Joop Pot to its board of directors. Pot is expected to take up his new position in November of this year. Joop Pot will replace former board member Paul Tang, who had been granted an honourable discharge by Kansspelautoriteit. Pot has worked within numerous Dutch governmental departments including the …

Casino games developer Yggdrasil Gaming has hired an experienced business development director, after opening a new hub in Gibraltar.  The group, which specialises in slots and lottery games, as well as pooled progressive jackpots, expanded its senior team with the appointment of online gaming expert Ulf Norder. Norder joins the company following demand for casino and lottery games content from …

William Hill PLC has appointed James Henderson as Chief Executive Officer of the group, effective from 1 August 2014. He is appointed to the Board as CEO Designate with immediate effect. James Henderson has been with the Group for 29 years and is currently Group Director, Operations, with oversight for the UK Retail business, Online, William Hill Australia and William …

The Greyhound Board of Great Britain has appointed Simon Banks as Media and Communications Officer.  Banks is an experienced freelance journalist who has written for a wide range of national and business titles on a number of subjects including greyhound racing, general sport and gambling related matters. He is a greyhound owner and has a retired greyhound at home. He …

John Hill is the latest member of the Coral PR team after signing for the bookmaker earlier this month. Hill joins Coral having previously worked for Betfred since 2012 where he was at the forefront of Betfred TV which launched in March 2013. He also assisted their in-house media team, including representation on talkSPORT during their partnership with the national …

GameAccount Network, a developer and supplier of enterprise-level B2B gaming software and online gaming content, has announced the appointment of Seamus McGill as an independent, non-executive director with immediate effect. McGill has 18 years’ experience in the gaming and technology industries and is currently President of Joingo, a mobile software company in San Jose, California, with overall responsibility for company …

Finnplay, the Gaming software provider, which specializes in agile, affordable and customized gaming solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Erkki Nikunen as Vice President of Sales for the company. Prior to joining Finnplay, Mr. Nikunen served in various management roles in Paf an association governed by public law on the Finnish island of Åland and whose role …

The Rank Group Plc has announced the appointment of Henry Birch, who will succeed Ian Burke as chief executive of Rank with effect from 6 May 2014. Burke, who is currently also executive chairman of Rank, will become non-executive chairman with effect from 6 May 2014.  The Rank board believes it appropriate to ensure that the company benefits from some …

Paul Darling QC has been appointed the new Chairman of the Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) with effect from 1st May 2014. He takes over from Neil Goulden, who is stepping down to concentrate on his other role as Chairman of the Responsible Gambling Trust. Barrister Darling was a Non-Executive Director at the Tote (2006-2008) and became a Government Appointed …

William Hill chairman Gareth Davies has described the task of finding a like-for-like replacement for CEO Ralph Topping as ‘impossible’. With Topping looking to take retirement next year, it has fallen to Davies to head up the search for his successor and it is something that he ‘really goes to town on’. Speaking with CITY AM, Davies said that Topping …