– USA, NY – Flutter Entertainment plc (NYSE: FLUT / LON: FLTR) today announced the appointment of Dob Bennett and Christine McCarthy to its Board as independent non-executive directors, effective as of July 30, 2024.
“I am delighted to welcome Dob and Christine as Non-Executive Directors of the Board which will be further strengthened by their appointments. Both have experience and career backgrounds that are highly relevant to our business. We look forward to Dob and Christine joining the Flutter Board and contributing to the Company’s future”, said Board Chair, John Bryant.
Mr. Bennett will join the Risk and Sustainability Committee while Ms. McCarthy will serve on the Audit Committee.
About Robert R. Bennett
Dob Bennett is the Managing Director of Hilltop Investments, LLC, a private investment company, a position he has held since 2005. Previously, he served as President of Discovery Holding Company, a media and entertainment company. Before that, Dob Bennett served as President CEO, and Principal Financial Officer, at Liberty Media Corporation, a media, entertainment, and online commerce company. Before his tenure at Liberty Media, Dob Bennett worked at Tele-Communications, Inc. and The Bank of New York.
Dob Bennett currently serves as a director of HP Inc. and Liberty Media. Previously, he has served as a director of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc., Sprint Corporation, Demand Media, Inc., Discovery Holding Company, Liberty Interactive Corporation, and Sprint Nextel Corporation.
About Christine M. McCarthy
Christine McCarthy was formerly the Senior EVP and CFO of The Walt Disney Company from 2015 until June 2023. She most recently served as a Strategic Advisor of Disney from July 2023 until June 2024. Before she was appointed CFO, she held positions of increasing responsibility at Disney, serving as EVP, Corporate Real Estate, Alliances, and Treasurer from 2005 to 2015, after joining Disney as SVP and Treasurer in January 2000. Christine McCarthy previously served as EVP and CFO of Imperial Bancorp from 1997 to December 1999.
Christine McCarthy currently serves as a director of The Procter & Gamble Company and is the Chair of its Audit Committee and is a director of FM Global and the Chair of its Finance Committee. She is also on the board of civic and educational organizations, the Board of Trustees of the Westridge School in Pasadena, and the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Institution for Science having previously been on the Board of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, UCLA Anderson School of Management, Smith College, and Phoenix Houses of California, Inc.
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