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Appointment of Sean Wilkins as CFO
Appointment of Sean Wilkins as CFO.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n \n13 September 2023\n \n \n\n\n\nNOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO OR FROM ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION\n \nTHIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION\n \nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n \n888 Holdings Plc\n(\"888\" or \"the Group\")\n \nAppointment of Sean Wilkins as Chief Financial Officer\n888 (LSE: 888), one of the world's leading betting and gaming companies with internationally renowned brands including William Hill, 888 and Mr Green, today announces the appointment of Sean Wilkins as Chief Financial Officer (\"CFO\"), with effect from February 1, 2024.\nSean has seventeen years of experience in CFO roles at both private and public companies, having most recently held the position of Group CFO of Superbet, a leading omni-channel betting and gaming business with operations primarily across Romania, Poland, Serbia and Belgium. Prior to this, Sean held CFO roles at several consumer-facing businesses including Big Bus Tours, Domino's Pizza Group PLC, Tesco Malaysia, Tesco Telecom, and O2 Asia.\nThe Group's current CFO, Yariv Dafna, will step down from his role and the Board on October 2, 2023 following an orderly handover of responsibilities to Vaughan Lewis, the Group's Chief Strategy Officer, who will also assume the role of interim CFO until Sean joins the Group.\nLord Mendelsohn, Executive Chair of 888, commented:\n\"The Board is delighted to announce the appointment of Sean as the Group's new CFO following a thorough search process. In addition to having an in-depth understanding of the betting and gaming industry, Sean brings a wealth of relevant experience gained in CFO roles at international businesses, where he has demonstrated a strong track record of value creation.\nAlongside Per Widerström - the Group's new CEO who joins on 16 October - and the rest of the leadership team, the Board is highly confident that the Group has an outstanding executive team in place with the right skills and capabilities to deliver the Group's clear strategic plans and priorities. I am also pleased that Vaughan will assume the role of Interim CFO over the coming months, ensuring we continue to drive forward and maximise our potential.\nOn be...