Today, the Board of Directors’ Chairman of Ladbrokes Coral Group John Kelly revealed that Annemarie Durbin has been appointed at the position of an additional Non-Executive Director. Mr. Kelly announced that Ms. Durbin is to join the ranks of the casino, betting and gaming giant with immediate effect.
In addition, the newly-appointed Non-Executive Director is to become a member of the Audit, Remuneration, Social Responsibility and Nomination Committees, as of March 1st, 2017.
The Chairman of the UK’s largest casino, gaming and betting group commented on the new addition to Ladbrokes Coral Group ranks. Mr. Kelly revealed that after the completion of the two brands’ merger, the combined company had set a number of key goals. One of these goals was creating a Board of Directors that had the necessary expertise and professional experience in order to help the Group on its way to global expansion.
As Mr. Kelly shared, the operating Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Ladbrokes Coral was formed in a way that would be beneficial for the Group especially in terms of its expansion in the Middle East, as well as in Asia and Africa. Ladbrokes Coral’s Chairman gave a warm welcome of Annemarie Durbin to the Board and further explained that she would also act as a conflict mediator and executive coach, so she is expected to provide the company’s Board of Directors with her expertise in governance consultancy services.
Ms. Durbin is a qualified lawyer with an extensive experience. She has been working in the sphere of international banking expertise, especially in the areas seen by Ladbrokes Coral as its major global expansion target for two decades and a half. She also occupies the role of a non-executive director at Santander UK plc and WHSmith Plc and has been specialising at working at Executive Committee level, too.
According to John Kelly, Ms. Durbin had not only immense experience in strategic, financial and operational corporate activities, but also perfectly understood the business objectives of Ladbrokes Coral associated with its global operations.
Last week, the UK gambling giant made a trading statement, revealing that its full-year operating profit would be in line with the initial expectations despite the poor sporting results in December 2016. The company also reaffirmed its global expansion plans for the future, which has been set as one of the top priorities for the combined group.
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Olivia Cole
