Playtech appoints Susan Ball as non-exec director
News on 24 Jul 2018
News on 24 Jul 2018
Online gambling games and software provider Playtech plc has announced the appointment as a non-executive director of Susan Ball.
Ball, who takes up her seat on August 1 this year, is a Chartered Accountant with over 35 years’ senior finance and board level experience in the gambling, leisure and consumer industries, with a focus in the last 15 years on online, high-growth businesses, data analytics and digital strategies.
Her previous gambling sector experience includes being a non-executive director at sportsbetting company, Kambi Group plc, from 2014 until June 2018, where she was chair of the Audit Committee. Prior to that, she was CFO for Swedish-listed online gambling group, Unibet Group plc from 2002 to 2007, and CFO at the AIM-listed, European gambling business, Praesepe plc from 2007 to 2009.
Ball is currently non-executive director at Gambling.com Group plc, where she also sits on the Remuneration and Audit Committees.
Outside the gambling sector, Ball is a non-executive director of Bannatyne Group plc, and mentors online scale-up businesses. She is a fellow of the ICAEW.
Following her appointment to the Board on 1 August, Susan will be a member of the Audit, Risk, Remuneration and Nominations committees.
Alan Jackson, chairman of Playtech plc, said that Ball brings a wealth of experience of the global gambling market with a focus on digital growth strategies which will be of particular benefit to Playtech and the continued execution of its strategic goals.
