Directorate Changes

Entain PLC

27 July 2026

 

27 July 2026

Entain plc

("Entain" or "Company")

Directorate Changes

Entain plc (LSE: ENT), the global sports betting and gaming group, today announces that Rahul Welde will be stepping down as a Non-Executive Director of the Company and retire from the Board with effect from 31 July 2026.

Pierre Bouchut, Board Chair, said: "I would like to thank Rahul for his contribution to the Entain Board over the last four years. Rahul leaves with our thanks and best wishes for his future endeavours."

Rahul Welde said "I have enjoyed the privilege of working with the Entain Board and believe the Company is well placed for future success."

Enquiries:

Company Secretary Investor Relations - Entain plc	[e-mail] [e-mail]
Media - Entain plc	[e-mail]
Sodali & Co Rob Greening/Russ Lynch/Sam Austrums	Tel: [phone] [e-mail]

LEI: 213800GNI3K45LQR8L28

About Entain plc

Entain plc (LSE: ENT) is a FTSE100 company and is one of the world's largest sports betting and gaming groups, operating both online and in the retail sector. The Group owns a comprehensive portfolio of established brands; Sports brands include BetCity, bwin, Coral, Crystalbet, Eurobet, Ladbrokes, Neds, Sportingbet, Sports Interaction, STS and SuperSport; Gaming brands include Foxy Bingo, Gala, GiocoDigitale, Ninja Casino, Optibet, Partypoker and PartyCasino. The Group operates the TAB NZ brand as part of a long-term strategic partnership with TAB New Zealand. The Group owns proprietary technology across all its core product verticals and in addition to its B2C operations, provides services to a number of third-party customers on a B2B basis.

The Group has a 50/50 joint venture, BetMGM, a leader in sports betting and iGaming in the US. Entain provides the technology and capabilities which power BetMGM as well as exclusive games and products, specially developed at its in-house gaming studios.

The Group is tax resident in the UK and is the only global operator to exclusively operate in domestically regulated or regulating markets operating in over 30 territories.

Entain is a leader in ESG, being AAA rated by MSCI, and a member of the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook and the FTSE4Good. For more information see the Group's website: www.entaingroup.com

Supplementary Information

Following the above change, the composition of the Entain board will be as follows:

·    Pierre Bouchut, Board Chair, Chair of the People & Governance Committee and Chair of the Capital Allocation Committee

·      Stella David, Chief Executive Officer 

·      Mike Snape, Chief Financial Officer

·      David Satz, Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Sustainability & Compliance Committee

·      Helen Ashton, Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee

·      Virginia McDowell, Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee

·      Michael Goldberg, Independent Non-Executive Director

·      Edmond Mesrobian, Independent Non-Executive Director

·      Sheila Bangalore, Independent Non-Executive Director

LEI: 213800GNI3K45LQR8L28

 

END