William Hill Plc
WMH:LN
Overview
Company Profile
William Hill is one of the world’s leading betting and gaming companies and one of the most trusted brands in the industry.
Classification
Financials
Corporate
Board of Directors
Gareth Davis
Chairman
Responsibilities: Chairman of the Board Responsibility for best practice corporate governance Board Committees: Nomination Committee (Chairman) Corporate Responsibility Committee Remuneration Committee Current Directorships: Wolseley plc (Chairman) DS Smith PLC (Chairman) Former roles: Chief Executive, Imperial Tobacco Group PLC Year of appointment: 2010
James Henderson
Chief Executive Officer
Responsibilities: The Group\'s overall strategic direction, the day-to-day management and profitability of the Group\'s operations. Board Committees: Corporate Responsibility Committee Current Directorship: Responsible Gambling Trust (Trustee) Former roles: Various roles within William Hill PLC Year of appointment: 2014
Neil Cooper
Group Finance Director
Responsibilities: Finance, strategic planning, procurement, internal audit and investor relations Current directorships: Pennon Group plc Former roles: Finance Director, Bovis Homes Group PLC Group Finance Controller, Whitbread PLC Commercial Finance Director, Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants division Other finance and divisional roles, Whitbread PLC Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers Finance and project management roles, Reckitt & Colman PLC Year of appointment: 2010
Sir Roy Gardner
Senior Independent Non-executive Director
Board committees: Audit and Risk Management Committee Remuneration Committee Corporate Responsibility Committee Nomination Committee Current directorships: Mainstream Renewable Power Ltd. (Chairman) Willis Group Holdings plc (Non-executive Director) Serco Group plc (Non-executive Chairman) Other organisations: Chairman, Energy Futures Lab Senior Adviser, Credit Suisse Group Chairman, HM Government Apprenticeship Ambassadors Network Visiting Fellow, Oxford University Former roles: Chairman, Compass Group plc Chairman, Plymouth Argyle Football Club Chairman, Manchester United plc Chief Executive, Centrica plc Group Finance Director, British Gas plc Executive Director, General Electric Company plc Chief Operating Officer, Northern Telecom Chairman, EnServe Group Ltd. Year of appointment: 2014
Georgina Harvey
Independent Non-executive Director
Board Committees: Remuneration Committee Corporate Responsibility Committee Nomination Committee Current Directorship: Big Yellow Group PLC (Non executive director) McColl\'s Retail Group plc (Non executive director) Former roles: Managing Director of Regionals, Trinity Mirror Managing Director of Wallpaper Group, IPC Media Managing Director of IPC Advertising, IPC Media Sales Director, IPC Magazines Various sales and advertisement roles, Express Newspapers Year of appointment: 2011
Ashley Highfield
Independent Non-Executive Director
Board Committees: Corporate Responsibility Committee (Chairman) Audit and Risk Management Committee Nomination Committee Current Directorships: Johnston Press PLC (Chief Executive) BAFTA (Member) British Film Institute (Director) Former roles: Managing Director and Vice President, Microsoft UK CEO, Project Kangaroo Director, New Media & Technology Member of executive board and management board, BBC Managing Director, Flextech Interactive Limited Year of appointment: 2008
David Lowden
Independent Non-Executive Director
Board Committees: Audit and Risk Management Committee (Chairman) Remuneration Committee Nomination Committee Current Directorships: Berendsen plc (Non executive director) Michael Page International plc (Non executive director) Former roles: Non Executive Director, Cable & Wireless Worldwide plc Chief Executive, Taylor Nelson Sofres PLC Chief Operating Officer, Taylor Nelson Sofres PLC Group Finance Director, Taylor Nelson Sofres PLC Group Finance Director, Asprey Plc Chief Financial Officer, A.C. Nielsen Corporation Various senior finance roles in Norcros Plc, Federal Express Corporation and KPMG Year of appointment: 2011
Imelda Walsh
ndependent Non-executive Director
Board Committees: Remuneration Committee (Chairman) Audit and Risk Committee Corporate Responsibility Committee Nomination Committee Current Directorships: First Group plc (Non executive director) Comic Relief (Trustee) Mothercare plc (Non executive director) Mitchells & Butlers plc (Non executive director) Former roles: Institute of Employment Studies (Board member) Human Resources Director, J Sainsbury Plc Human Resource Director, Barclays Bank Plc Commercial Human Resources Director, Coca Cola & Scheweppes Beverages Ltd Commissioner, Workplace Retirement Income Commission Now Pensions Ltd. (Trustee) Mentoring Foundation (Non executive director) Year of appointment: 2011
Luke Thomas
Company Secretary
Responsibilities: Board support, company secretariat, London Stock Exchange compliance, corporate governance and pensions Former roles: Head of Governance, Centrica plc Group Deputy Secretary, RSA Insurance Group plc Deputy Secretary, Spirent Communications plc Year of appointment: 2013