27th Mar 2014 13:37
LONDON (Alliance News) - The Rank Group PLC said Thursday it had appointed Henry Birch, formerly chief executive officer of William Hill Online, as CEO starting May 6.
Birch will succeed Ian Burke, who also is executive chairman of the company. Burke will transition to a non-executive chairman position.
William Hill Online was the joint venture between William Hill PLC and Playtech PLC. Prior to working at William Hill Online, Birch was chief executive of Leisure & Gaming PLC, and chief operating officer of Bettingcorp Ltd.
Rank said that it believes Birch is well equipped to lead its continued exploitation of growth opportunities in the gaming and leisure markets.
Shares in Rank were trading up 1.3% at 155.56 pence Thursday afternoon.
By Hana Stewart-Smith; [email protected]; @HanaSSAllNews
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