Roger Devlin will succeed Gareth Davis as Group Chairman of UK bookmaker William Hill after nine years as Chairman of Sports Information Services.
According to the bookmaker, Devlin will leave his current job on January 1 and serve as a chairman designate until April, when Davis is scheduled to step down.
Sir Roy Gardner, Senior Independent Director of William Hill, said about the appointment: “Roger Devlin has extensive experience as a listed company chairman, in the city from his early days in corporate finance and across his sector relevant appointments at Hilton Group, Gamesys and SIS,” said Roy Gardner, Senior Independent Director of William Hill in a press release. “We look forward to him joining as chairman and continuing the strong recent progress the group has made under Gareth’s chairmanship. On behalf of the Board I would also like to take this early opportunity to thank Gareth Davis for his considerable contribution and commitment to the Group over the past seven years.”
Sports Information Services said the company has started a search for a new chair.
