GVC Holdings is pleased to announce the appointment of Virginia McDowell to the Company’s Board as an independent non-executive director with immediate effect.

Virginia has 35 years of experience working in the US gaming industry and is the current Vice Chairperson of Global Gaming Women, a non-profit organisation with a mission to support, inspire and influence the development of women in the gaming industry through education and mentoring.

Virginia was the President and CEO of Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. in the United States from 2011 until her retirement in 2016, and the president and COO of Isle of Capri from 2007 to 2011.  Prior to this she was the Chief Information Officer at Trump Entertainment Resorts from 2005 to 2007 and Senior Vice President of operations, sales and marketing at Argosy Gaming Company from 1997 until that business was acquired in 2005. From 1984 to 1996 Virginia was promoted through various roles in Tropicana Casino and Resort before departing as Vice President of business development in 1996.

Lee Feldman, GVC’s Chairman, commented:“I am very pleased to welcome Virginia to the Board.  She brings extensive experience in gaming operations and strategy at significant scale.  Her perspectives on the US market should prove invaluable as we pursue the potential in the US for significant expansion in the regulated sports betting market and online gaming as well as bring a fresh US perspective to our activities in other markets.”

In conjunction with this appointment, Will Whitehorn has today stepped down as a non-executive director.  Stephen Morana, an existing non-executive director and Chairman of the Audit Committee, succeeds Will as the new Senior Independent Director.  With the current ongoing recruitment exercise, the Company is in the process of selecting a new independent non-executive director who will succeed Stephen as Audit Committee Chair. An announcement regarding this appointment will be made in due course.