Peter Dicks, aged 69, joined the Board of Sportingbet as Chairman in January 2000. He resigned in September 2006 and rejoined in February 2008 as a result of US related matters. Peter was co-founder of Abingworth Plc, and is currently a director of a number of quoted and unquoted companies including Graphite Enterprise Trust PLC, Polar Capital Technology Trust, Private Equity Investor, Mears Group and Standard Microsystems a US NASDAQ quoted company. Peter is also a director of Daniel Stewart and Company.
Andrew McIver, aged 48, formerly Group Finance Director, took over as Group Chief Executive in October 2006. Andrew qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen. Following two years in the Corporate Finance department at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, he held senior finance positions at Signet Group Plc, Ladbrokes Group Plc and British Telecom's internet division. He was Director of Finance with House of Fraser Plc for four years before joining Sportingbet in December 2001.
Jim Wilkinson, aged 45, joined Sportingbet Plc as Group Finance Director in February
2008, prior to which he held the same positions at Johnson Services Group plc (2004–
2007) and Informa Group plc (1998–2004). Jim qualified as a Chartered Accountant
with Touche Ross London.
Brian Harris, aged 65, joined Sportingbet as a Non-Executive Director in 2003. The
founder and senior partner of a London law firm with an international clientele,
he has acted for foreign governments, multi-national corporations, national airlines,
high net worth individuals and privately owned companies. He is actively involved
in sporting charity work for the disabled.
Sean O'Connor, aged 62, joined Sportingbet as a Non-Executive Director in 2000. Was acting Chairman of Sportingbet Plc from September 2006 to February 2008. During the year to July 2011 he was the Chairman of Cape PLC and Springboard Urban. He was also a director of a number of public and private companies including the Graphite Enterprise Trust PLC and Crow TV. He was previously Chairman of the Stoves Group PLC and of MediaKey Plc.
Sean O'Connor will resign from the Board of Directors on 16 December 2011.
Nigel Payne, aged 52, joined Sportingbet in 2000 and is now a Non-Executive Director. He was Group Chief Executive between 2001 and 2006. Nigel was the Group Financial Director of Polestar Magazines and has held directorships at Scottish & Newcastle and Brann Direct Marketing. Nigel is a Partner in Merlin Financial Advisors LLP and is a director of Mucky Pups Childcare Limited, Bettor Logic Limited, Golfbidder Limited and Hangar8 plc. Nigel is a qualified Chartered Accountant.
Nigel Payne will resign from the Board of Directors on 16 December 2011.
Rory Macnamara, aged 56, joined Sportingbet as a Non- Executive Director in June 2011. Rory qualified as an ACA with Price Waterhouse before joining Morgan Grenfell, later Deutsche Morgan Grenfell, in 1981 as an investment banker. Over the following 17 years he advised clients on a wide range of corporate finance issues and became Head of the Advisory/M&A division in 1995 and Deputy Chairman the following year. In 1999 Rory joined Lehman Brothers as Head of UK Coverage and led teams advising a number of major UK and international clients. In 2001 he became an independent consultant working with Lehman Brothers on M&A projects and with other companies on their business development and financial and acquisition strategies. Besides this extensive corporate finance experience he also brings to Sportingbet a significant understanding of public company management from the many boards he has joined over the last 10 years.
Chris Moss, aged 57, joined Sportingbet as a Non-Executive Director in September
2011. Chris has over 25 years' marketing, brand and product management experience.
He started his marketing career at Virgin Atlantic in 1985 and rose to the position
of Marketing Director. He then joined Microtel, and was responsible for founding
and launching the Orange brand name. Subsequent to this role he joined Lloyds Bank
and TSB as Brand Director. More recently as CEO he launched 118118. He also runs
a brand consultancy called Famoss, and is Chairman of Untap.it, a not-for-profit
social enterprise.