Playtech Plc
PTEC:LN
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Playtech is the world's largest online gaming software supplier traded on the London Stock Exchange Main Market, offering cutting-edge, value added solutions to the industry's leading operators. Since Playtech's inception in 1999, its approach has been centred on the continual development of best-of-breed gaming products and content, and its success built upon strong partnerships with our licensees.
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Alan Jackson
Chairman
Appointment to the Board: Alan was appointed to the Board in 2006 on the Company’s flotation on the Alternative Investment Market and became Chairman in October 2013 following the retirement of Roger Withers. Career: Alan has over 30 years’ experience in the leisure industry. From 1973 to 1991, he occupied a number of positions at Whitbread, principally as managing director of Beefeater steakhouse and also the Whitbread restaurant division where he was responsible for the creation and development of the Beefeater, Travel Inn and TGI Friday brands and was responsible for Whitbread’s international restaurant development. In 1991, he founded Inn Business Group plc, which was acquired by Punch Taverns plc in 1999. He has been Chairman of The Restaurant Group plc since 2001. He is also Deputy Chairman and Senior Nonexecutive Director at Redrow plc. Skills, competences and experience: Having held several board positions in both an executive and non-executive capacity in a variety of listed companies in the UK, he brings substantial experience of working in public and private companies, along with strategic and leadership experience. Board committees: He is chairman of the Nominations Committee and a member of the Remuneration, Audit and Risk & Compliance Committees.
Hilary Stewart Jones
Non-executive Deputy Chairman
Appointment to the Board: Hilary was appointed to the Board in October 2013. Career: Hilary is a qualified solicitor, and worked in-house at Labrokes plc becoming head of the in-house gambling division before joining the law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP as a Partner in 2000. She joined DLA Piper in 2011, and will remain a consultant with the firm when she leaves the partnership in May 2014. Ms. Stewart-Jones is recognised as a leading international expert in gambling law and has over 15 years’ experience advising companies on gambling related issues. Skills, competences and experience: Hilary brings considerable expertise in the regulation of online gambling around the world, having advised many leading companies in the sector, as well as in legal matters generally. She enjoys an excellent relationship with many of the key industry regulators and is a regular speaker on gambling law and regulation. Board committees: Hilary is chair of the Remuneration Committee and of the Risk & Compliance Committee and sits on the Audit Committee and Nominations Committee.
Mor Weizer
Chief Executive Officer
Appointment to the Board: Mor was appointed as Playtech’s Chief Executive Officer in May 2007. Career: Prior to being appointed CEO, Mor was the chief executive officer of one of the Group’s subsidiaries, Techplay Marketing Ltd., which required him to oversee the Group’s licensee relationship management, product management for new licensees and the Group’s marketing activities. Before joining Playtech, Mor worked for Oracle for over four years, initially as a development consultant and then as a product manager, which involved creating sales and consulting channels on behalf of Oracle Israel and Oracle Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Earlier in his career, he worked in a variety of roles, including as an auditor and financial consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers and a system analyst for Tadiran Electronic Systems Limited, an Israeli company that designed electronic warfare systems. Skills, competences and experience: Mor is a qualified accountant and brings considerable international sales and management experience in a hi-tech environment and extensive knowledge of the online gambling industry. Until June 2013 he was a non-executive director of Sportech PLC as the Company’s representative, and resigned when Playtech disposed of its shareholding. Board committees: He chairs the Management Board and attends the Remuneration, Risk & Compliance and Nominations Committees at the invitation of the chairs of those committees.
Ron Hoffman
Chief Financial Officer
Appointment to the Board: Ron was appointed as Playtech’s Chief Financial Officer on 1 January 2013, having joined the Group in 2004. Career: Ron is a qualified accountant and worked at Ernst & Young where he rose to the position of Senior Manager. Ron joined Playtech shortly after its formation. He spent eight years at Playtech as Vice President of Finance, managing the finance department, including its listing on AIM in 2006, the transition to the Main Market in 2012 and supporting the growth of the business through its operations, acquisitions, financial planning and reporting. Skills, competences and experience: Ron brings over ten years’ experience and expertise in relation to the online gambling industry. He is responsible for the finance, tax, treasury and accounting teams at Playtech and provides strategic and operational financial experience to the Group including in relation to investment arrangements. Board committees: Ron sits on the Management Board and attends meetings of the Audit Committee and the Risk & Compliance Committees at the invitation of the chairs of those committees.
Andrew Thomas
Senior Non-executive Director
Appointment to the Board: Andrew was appointed to the board in June 2012, shortly before the company’s admission to the main list. Career: Andrew has enjoyed a career as an accountant and businessman, much of which within the leisure industry. Andrew is currently chairman of Randalls Limited, a family owned pub company in Jersey, where he lives. Andrew previously served as Chairman of the The Greenalls Group plc and as a Non-executive Director of a number of private and public companies. He is the founding partner of the Cheshire-based accounting firm, Moors Andrew Thomas & Co. LLP. Andrew is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and a member of the Institute of Taxation. Skills, competences and experience: Andrew combines many years detailed experience of advising on taxation matters, with financial expertise both as a Chartered Accountant and sitting as a nonexecutive director of a number of publically listed companies. Board committees: Andrew chairs the Audit Committee, which oversees the work of the internal auditors and sits on the Remuneration, Nomination and Risk & Compliance Committees. He is also the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director.
Paul Hewitt
Non-Executive Director
Appointment to the Board: Paul was appointed to the board in August 2015. Career: Paul qualified as an accountant with Arthur Andersen and his executive responsibilities have included being the Deputy Group Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer of the Co-operative Group from 2003 to 2007; and Finance and IT Director of the RAC plc from 1999 to 2003. He also acted as a Non-executive director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Tesco Bank from 2012 to 2014. Skills, competences and experience: Paul brings a wealth of experience across a variety of sectors, including the financial services industry, and as a Non-executive, he has helped many management teams adapt their business models to respond to, and anticipate, changes in their competitive and regulatory environments. Board committees: Paul is chair of the Risk & Compliance Committee and of the Remuneration Committee and sits on the Audit Committee and Nominations Committee.