The UK Gambling Commission has appointed businessman David Pemberton as its chief operating officer, effective at the end of June.
According to SBC News, he will oversee the regulator’s corporate services including HR, finance, IT, planning and risk.
Until recently, Pemberton was executive director of the nonprofit network Business in the Community, a post he held for 13 years.
UKGC Chief Executive Sarah Harrison said, “I’m delighted to welcome David to the commission’s executive team. He brings a wealth of expertise in leading change and developing corporate functions that are high performing and that deliver value for money.
“This work is key to ensuring we have an organization that is both effective and efficient as we deliver on our objectives to keep gambling fair, safe and free from crime,” she said.
“I’m very pleased to be joining the Gambling Commission,” Pemberton said. “I am looking forward to contributing my experience to help shape the organization’s skills, capabilities, structure and ways of working.”
He said it’s “an exciting time” to join the commission as it “increasingly focuses on putting the consumer at the heart of its work. I welcome the opportunity to play my part in that important work.’’
