William Hill announces Philip Bowcock to its Board of Directors as upcoming CFO

– UK, Leeds – William Hill PLC (LSE: WMH) one of the world’s leading gambling companies, announces the appointment of Philip Bowcock as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Philip will be joining the Board as CFO on 1 November 2015. He replaces Neil Cooper who will leave the Group on 6 November 2015.

Philip Bowcock was CFO of Cineworld Group Plc from 2011 to 2015. He has a long track record in the leisure industry and a strong commercial background in multi-site international businesses. Previously, he was Finance Director at Luminar Group Holdings PLC and held senior financial roles at Barratt Developments PLC, Tesco PLC and Hilton Group plc. He qualified as a Chartered Management Accountant in 1996.

James Henderson, Chief Executive Officer, commented: “We are delighted to welcome Philip, whose extensive experience will be valuable as we continue to diversify and grow the business. Philip has played a lead role in strategic and financial changes at his previous companies and will bring both a strong strategic insight and rigorous financial acumen.”

Philip Bowcock commented: “This is an exciting time to be joining William Hill with its strong digital and international strategies. I’m looking forward to working with James and the team, and contributing to William Hill’s continued success.”

About Philip Bowcock

In respect of his role at Luminar, in 2010 Philip joined the new management team, which sought to address the financial challenges facing the business at that time. The Luminar Group, having been put into administration by the directors at the end of October 2011, was restructured and the trading element (now known as The Deltic Group) was sold to a private company in December 2011.

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