Responsibilities:
Chairman
Responsibility for best practice corporate governance
Board committees:
Nomination Committee (Chairman)
Current directorships:
Persimmon PLC (Chairman)
Former roles:
Chairman, Marston's PLC
Football Association (Senior Independent Director)
Chairman, Sports Information Systems (Holdings) Limited (SIS)
Chairman, Gamesys
Corporate Development Director and Executive Committee member, Hilton Group PLC
Non-executive Director of National Express Group plc
Senior Independent Director of RPS Group plc
Year of appointment:
2018
Responsibilities:
Group strategy, operational management, leadership of the Executive team
Former roles:
Chief Digital Officer, William Hill
President and CEO, Betsson AB
CEO, Betsson Malta
CEO, Viasat Broadcasting
Deputy CEO, Telenor Mobile
Year of appointment:
Ulrik was appointed CEO on 30 September 2019, having been appointed CEO Designate on 5 September 2019. He joined the Group in April 2018 as Chief Digital Officer.
Former roles:
Group Business Development Director – National Express Group PLC
President and CEO – National Express (North America)
Group Finance Director – National Express Group PLC
Director – Deloitte LLP
Year of Appointment:
2020
Board committees:
Corporate Responsibility Committee (Chairman)
Nomination Committee
Remuneration Committee
Audit & Risk Management Committee
Current directorships:
AA PLC (Non-executive Director)
Equiniti Group plc (Non-executive Director)
Former roles:
Chief Operating Officer and executive director, Trainline
Various roles including executive director and Chief Operating Officer, Betfair Group
Various senior investment banking roles at Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch
Year of appointment:
2017
Board committees:
Audit and Risk Management Committee
Nomination Committee
Current directorships:
Non-executive Director and Chair of the Board Risk Committee of Direct Line Insurance Group plc
Chairman of The Reclaim Fund Ltd
Honorary Treasurer and Trustee of the Disasters Emergency Committee
Independent Member of the Fairness Committee at ReAssure Ltd.
Jane is also a Magistrate.
Former roles:
Director of Audit, and Risk and Governance Director, at Aviva plc
Independent Non-Executive Director of Old Mutual Wealth Management Ltd
Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee at Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust
Year of appointment:
2019
Board committees:
Audit and Risk Management Committee (Chairman)
Corporate Responsibility Committee
Nomination Committee
Remuneration Committee
Current directorships:
Independent Non-Executive Director of Dart Group PLC
Former roles:
Various roles including Chief Customer Officer Interim Managing Director UK
Group Multichannel Director, Tesco plc
Year of appointment:
2017
Board committees:
Remuneration Committee (Chair)
Corporate Responsibility Committee
Nomination Committee
Current directorships:
Non-executive Director of Stagecoach Group Plc
Non-executive Director of Treatt Plc
Former roles:
HR director of Selfridges Group
HR director of Dixons Carphone
Non-executive Director and Remuneration Committee chair of Greene King plc
Year of appointment:
2019
Board committees:
Audit and Risk Management Committee
Corporate Responsibility Committee
Nomination Committee
Current directorships:
President and CEO of Travelport Worldwide Limited
Chairman, eNett
Member of the executive committee of the World Travel and Tourism Council.
Year of appointment:
2019
Responsibilities:
The provision of legal, regulatory and company secretarial advice and services to the Board and the Executive of William Hill.
Former roles:
Group General Counsel, Company Secretary and Chief of Staff – Superdry Plc
General Counsel and Partnership Secretary Olswang LLP and then Addleshaw Goddard LLP
General Counsel, Europe – Willis Towers Watson (formerly Watson Wyatt)
Year of appointment:
2020