Board Appointment

RNS Number : 7058L

Playtech PLC

04 January 2023

 

Playtech plc 

('Playtech' or the 'Company')

Board Appointment

Playtech plc, the leading platform, content and services provider in the online gambling industry, (LSE: PTEC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Samy Reeb to the Board as a new Independent Non-Executive Director, effective immediately.

Samy brings extensive experience of working with global businesses largely across wealth and tax advisory. Samy began his career in tax advisory at Ernst & Young and tax management at Credit Suisse, before focusing on wealth advisory as an Executive Director at Julius Baer, and subsequently joining 1291 Group as Managing Partner. Over the years, Samy developed a leading franchise advising on the financial affairs of many Asia-based ultra-high net worth clients.

There are no further disclosures required under LR 9.6.13 in respect of this appointment.

Brian Mattingley, Non-Executive Chairman, said:

"I am delighted to welcome Samy to Playtech. His broad skillset and extensive knowledge of Asia will provide additional depth and experience to the Board. We all look forward to working with him as we continue to execute the Group's strategy."

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For further information please contact:

Playtech plc   Sandeep Gandhi, Head of Investor Relations	[phone]
Headland (PR adviser to Playtech) Lucy Legh, Stephen Malthouse, Jack Gault	[phone]

About Playtech 

Founded in 1999 and premium listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, Playtech is a technology leader in the gambling industry with over 6,700 employees across 26 countries.

Playtech is the gambling industry's leading technology company delivering business intelligence driven gambling software, services, content and platform technology across the industry's most popular product verticals, including, casino, live casino, sports betting, virtual sports, bingo and poker. It is the pioneer of omni-channel gambling technology through its integrated platform technology, Playtech ONE. Playtech ONE delivers data driven marketing expertise, single wallet functionality, CRM and responsible gambling solutions across one single platform across product verticals and across retail and online.

Playtech partners with and invests in the leading brands in regulated and newly regulated markets to deliver its data driven gambling technology across the retail and online value chain. Playtech provides its technology on a B2B basis to the industry's leading retail and online operators, land-based casino groups and government sponsored entities such as lotteries. Playtech directly owns and operates Snaitech, the leading sports betting and gaming company in online and retail in Italy.

 

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