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Our Board

Christopher Bell

Christopher Bell

Chief Executive

Christopher Bell was appointed Chief Executive following the sale of the Hilton International hotels division in February 2006. He was formerly Chief Executive of Ladbrokes Worldwide having been appointed to the Board on 1 June 2000. Christopher joined Ladbrokes in 1991 and became Managing Director in 1995. Prior to joining Ladbrokes he held a number of senior positions with Allied Domecq. He is Vice Chairman of the Association of British Bookmakers, Chairman of the Bookmakers Committee, a Board member of the Horserace Betting Levy Board, a Board member of the Horserace Betting Levy Board and a non-executive and senior independent director of Game Group plc.

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John O'Reilly

John O'Reilly

Managing Director Remote Betting and Gaming

John O'Reilly, Managing Director Remote Betting and Gaming, joined the Board following the sale of the Hilton International hotels division in February 2006. John has led Ladbrokes' eGaming Division since its establishment in 2000 and is responsible for Ladbrokes.com and Ladbrokes Telephone Betting. During his time at Ladbrokes his responsibilities have included marketing, public relations, public affairs, property and business development. He is a director of the Remote Gambling Association.

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Brian Wallace

Group Finance Director

Brian Wallace was appointed Group Finance Director on 5 March 2007. Brian was formerly Deputy Group Chief Executive and Group Finance Director of Hilton Group plc. Prior to this he was Group Finance Director of Geest and has held financial appointments with APV, Schlumberger and PriceWaterhouse. He is also Senior Independent non-executive director of Hays plc and a non-executive director of Scottish & Newcastle plc.

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John F Jarvis

John F Jarvis CVO, CBE

Independent Non-Executive Director

John Jarvis was appointed a non-executive director on 1 July 2006. He is Chairman of Jarvis Hotels Ltd, non-executive Chairman of Sandown Park Racecourse and a member of The Jockey Club. John was formerly a non-executive director of United Racecourses and a non-executive Chairman of Sporting Index. He was an executive director of Ladbroke Group plc and from 1979 to 1990 and Chairman of Hilton International from 1987 to 1990.

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Nicholas M H Jones MSc FCA

Nicholas M H Jones MSc FCA

Senior Independent Non-Executive Deputy Chairman and Director

Nicholas Jones, a chartered accountant and business school graduate, was appointed a non-executive director on 22 July 2002. He is currently Vice Chairman in London of investment bank Lazard, a position he has held since 1999 having first joined Lazard as a Managing Director in 1987 from Schroders. His interests include horseracing and from 1991 to 2000 he was Chairman of the National Stud.

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Christopher J Rodrigues CBE

Christopher J Rodrigues CBE

Independent Non-Executive Director

Christopher Rodrigues was appointed a non-executive director on 1 September 2003. In January 2007, he was appointed Joint Deputy Chairman of Provident Financial plc and Chairman of its International Division, while also becoming Chairman of VisitBritain, the national tourism organisation. Until November 2006 he was President and Chief Executive of Visa International. He is a former Group Chief Executive of Bradford & Bingley plc and Thomas Cook and has held several senior management positions with American Express. Christopher, who was awarded a CBE in the 2007 New Year Honours list for services to British business interests and charitable works in the UK and USA, is also a Steward of Henley Royal Regatta.

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Henry E Staunton

Henry E Staunton FCA

Independent Non-Executive Director

Henry Staunton was appointed a non-executive director on 1 September 2006. He is a former Finance Director at ITV plc and Granada Group plc and is currently a non-executive director of Legal & General plc, The Merchants Trust plc and Standard Bank plc. He is also a former non-executive director of Emap plc, BskyB plc, Independent Television News Limited and Ashtead Group plc, of which he was Chairman between 2001 and 2004.

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C Pippa Wicks

C Pippa Wicks

Independent Non-Executive Director

Pippa Wicks was appointed a non-executive director on 1 June 2004. An Oxford and London Business School graduate, she joined AlixPartners Ltd, London, the performance improvement and turnaround consultants in 2003. She previously held senior positions within Pearson plc and was Group Finance Director of Courtaulds Textiles plc between 1993 and 1999. Pippa was a non-executive director of Arcadia Group plc between 2001 and 2002.

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Richard J Ames

Richard J Ames

Managing Director, UK and Ireland Retail

Richard Ames was appointed to the Board on 1 January 2009. A business school graduate, he joined Ladbrokes in 2005 as Retail Commercial Director. He was appointed Managing Director UK Retail in 2006 and assumed responsibility for Ireland in September 2008. He previously held senior management positions with Dixons and Asda.

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Sly Bailey

Sly Bailey

Independent Non-Executive Director

Sly Bailey was appointed a Non-Executive Director in November 2009. She was formerly Chief Executive at IPC Media Limited and led the sale of the business to AOL Time Warner. Sly is Chief Executive of Trinity Mirror Group – a position she has held since 2003.

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Darren Shapland

Darren Shapland

Independent Non-Executive Director

Darren Shapland was appointed a Non-Executive Director in November 2009. Darren held a number of financial and operational management roles at Arcadia plc before being appointed Finance Director at Superdrug in 2000. In 2002 he became Group Finance Director of Carpetright plc. He was appointed Chief Financial Officer at Sainsbury’s on 1 August 2005 and is also Chairman of Sainsbury's Bank plc.

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