Playtech Appoints Linda Marston-Weston as Non-Executive Director

Playtech, an online gaming and financial trading firm, has appointed Linda Marston-Weston as a Non-Executive Director, with effect from 1 October 2021.

Linda has more than 30 years' experience of working with UK and Global businesses and across corporate finance, strategy, tax, culture, and leadership. Prior to the appointment, she was a Partner and the Head of Transaction Tax at Cooper Parry.

Before that, Linda has spent more than 21 years at Ernst & Young as a senior tax partner and Head of Tax Midlands. She started her career at PwC, according to her Linkedin profile, and spent almost 15 years in roles related to merger and acquisition tax advisory.

"I am delighted to welcome Linda to the Board. In addition to her significant work in the areas of people, diversity and inclusion, Linda will bring a huge amount of experience, strategic insight, and technical expertise to Playtech having spent more than three decades advising businesses at board level,”said Brian Mattingley, Playtech’s Non-Executive Chairman.

Alongside the appointment of Linda, two other Playtech board members, John Jackson and Claire Milne, will be stepping down at the end of this month.

As Fazzaco reported earlier, Playtech has issued a brief Trading Update on its performance in the first half of 2021​​, stating that it sees results 'in line with its expectations'.