- A Audit
- N Nominating and Governance
- C Compensation and Human Resources
- R Risk and Sustainability
- Committee Chair
Key strengths and experience
- Extensive experience in leading consumer businesses with international reach within a highly regulated industry.
- Technology and digital consumer sector expertise.
Prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer, Peter was Chief Executive Officer of Worldpay UK, an operating division of Worldpay Group plc. He was formerly Chief Executive Officer of Travelex Group. He then joined Banco Santander as Head of Global Innovation and a Director of Santander UK Group Holdings plc. Peter’s previous experience includes senior positions at Lloyds and Halifax Bank of Scotland, as well as time at McKinsey & Company.
He holds an MEng degree.
Other current appointments
Non-Executive Director of Deliveroo plc.
* Non-Executive Director of Betfair Group plc: April 2013 and Paddy Power Betfair plc: February 2016.
Peter Jackson
Chief Executive Officer
Key strengths and experience
- Extensive experience in leading consumer businesses with international reach within a highly regulated industry.
- Technology and digital consumer sector expertise.
Prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer, Peter was Chief Executive Officer of Worldpay UK, an operating division of Worldpay Group plc. He was formerly Chief Executive Officer of Travelex Group. He then joined Banco Santander as Head of Global Innovation and a Director of Santander UK Group Holdings plc. Peter’s previous experience includes senior positions at Lloyds and Halifax Bank of Scotland, as well as time at McKinsey & Company.
He holds an MEng degree.
Other current appointments
Non-Executive Director of Deliveroo plc.
* Non-Executive Director of Betfair Group plc: April 2013 and Paddy Power Betfair plc: February 2016.
Key strengths and experience
- Extensive financial and commercial experience in listed companies.
- Sector experience gained as CFO of International division of Flutter.
Rob was appointed as Chief Financial Officer in May 2024. Prior to this Rob was CFO of the International Division for 4 years, overseeing a portfolio of brands including Pokerstars, Adjarabet and Betfair International. He was also instrumental in delivering the global growth and acquisition strategy successfully overseeing the acquisitions and subsequent integrations of Junglee, Sisal and Maxbet. Prior to joining Flutter, Rob was CFO for the Markets and Airlines of TUI Group, having previously held a number of senior finance positions including Finance Director of the UK&I and Nordic businesses in his 14 year tenure. Rob started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he worked for 7 years, primarily in audit, but also gaining some significant transaction experience.
He is a qualified Chartered Accountant.
Rob Coldrake
Chief Financial Officer
Key strengths and experience
- Extensive financial and commercial experience in listed companies.
- Sector experience gained as CFO of International division of Flutter.
Rob was appointed as Chief Financial Officer in May 2024. Prior to this Rob was CFO of the International Division for 4 years, overseeing a portfolio of brands including Pokerstars, Adjarabet and Betfair International. He was also instrumental in delivering the global growth and acquisition strategy successfully overseeing the acquisitions and subsequent integrations of Junglee, Sisal and Maxbet. Prior to joining Flutter, Rob was CFO for the Markets and Airlines of TUI Group, having previously held a number of senior finance positions including Finance Director of the UK&I and Nordic businesses in his 14 year tenure. Rob started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he worked for 7 years, primarily in audit, but also gaining some significant transaction experience.
He is a qualified Chartered Accountant.
Role and experience
Phil moves into the Chief Operating Officer position following his successful tenure as
Flutter’s Chief People Officer where he was responsible for developing
Flutter’s global people agenda. Phil works closely with Flutter’s Board through the Nomination, Remuneration and Workforce Engagement Sub-Committees. He started his career at BMW group where he held various HR and Engineering roles across a 14-year period, then moved on to hold senior management HR and business roles in HBOS plc, Barclays, Energis plc, Lloyds Banking Group and was a founder of the Ilkley Group. Phil was Chair of the Board at Ravenscliffe High School for 4 years, and has also been Chair of the Finance and of the People Sub-Committees.
Phil Bishop
Chief Operating Officer
Role and experience
Phil moves into the Chief Operating Officer position following his successful tenure as
Flutter’s Chief People Officer where he was responsible for developing
Flutter’s global people agenda. Phil works closely with Flutter’s Board through the Nomination, Remuneration and Workforce Engagement Sub-Committees. He started his career at BMW group where he held various HR and Engineering roles across a 14-year period, then moved on to hold senior management HR and business roles in HBOS plc, Barclays, Energis plc, Lloyds Banking Group and was a founder of the Ilkley Group. Phil was Chair of the Board at Ravenscliffe High School for 4 years, and has also been Chair of the Finance and of the People Sub-Committees.
Role and experience
Barni heads up the team at Sportsbet in Australia. He is responsible for ensuring Sportsbet brings excitement to life for our customers and driving the culture and strategies that help deliver the best product, value and marketing. Barni has played a pivotal role in the success story of Sportsbet having joined Paddy Power as a Marketing Director in 2001 and then moved to Sportsbet in 2011 serving in several marketing and commercial functions before becoming Chief Executive Officer in 2018.
Barni Evans
Chief Executive Officer – Sportsbet
Role and experience
Barni heads up the team at Sportsbet in Australia. He is responsible for ensuring Sportsbet brings excitement to life for our customers and driving the culture and strategies that help deliver the best product, value and marketing. Barni has played a pivotal role in the success story of Sportsbet having joined Paddy Power as a Marketing Director in 2001 and then moved to Sportsbet in 2011 serving in several marketing and commercial functions before becoming Chief Executive Officer in 2018.
Role and experience
Amy leads the FanDuel business in North America. Prior to her appointment as Chief Executive Officer, Amy was President of FanDuel with responsibility for leading the company’s core commercial functions across its Sportsbook, Casino, Racing and Daily Fantasy businesses. Prior to this she was the Chief Operational Officer of Ticketmaster, North America and prior to that a Partner at McKinsey & Company.
Amy Howe
Chief Executive Officer and President – FanDuel
Role and experience
Amy leads the FanDuel business in North America. Prior to her appointment as Chief Executive Officer, Amy was President of FanDuel with responsibility for leading the company’s core commercial functions across its Sportsbook, Casino, Racing and Daily Fantasy businesses. Prior to this she was the Chief Operational Officer of Ticketmaster, North America and prior to that a Partner at McKinsey & Company.
Role and experience
Ian leads the UK&I division which includes Sky Betting & Gaming, Paddy Power, Betfair & tombola. Ian has a very broad set of experience from sectors including travel, leisure, retail, and financial services. He has been responsible for successful transformations in a wide range of businesses, including the truly global brands of Booking.com and Rentalcars.com. He has experience of building scalable tech platforms and organisations, enabling product innovation at pace, and leading industries to deliver better, safer customer outcomes.
Ian Brown
Chief Executive Officer – Flutter UK & Ireland
Role and experience
Ian leads the UK&I division which includes Sky Betting & Gaming, Paddy Power, Betfair & tombola. Ian has a very broad set of experience from sectors including travel, leisure, retail, and financial services. He has been responsible for successful transformations in a wide range of businesses, including the truly global brands of Booking.com and Rentalcars.com. He has experience of building scalable tech platforms and organisations, enabling product innovation at pace, and leading industries to deliver better, safer customer outcomes.
Role and experience
Dan is responsible for all our international brands including PokerStars, Sisal, Betfair, Junglee and Adjarabet which are across all markets and geographies. Prior to this, Dan was the Chief Executive Officer of PPB from 2018 to 2020 with similar responsibilities for Betfair, Adjarabet and Paddy Power online and retail businesses. Prior to these roles he was MD, UK & Ireland and MD, Retail from 2015 to 2018. Before Flutter, Dan was the Managing Director of Teletext Holidays and Director of Strategy and Commercial Development of DMG Media.
Dan Taylor
Chief Executive Officer – Flutter International
Role and experience
Dan is responsible for all our international brands including PokerStars, Sisal, Betfair, Junglee and Adjarabet which are across all markets and geographies. Prior to this, Dan was the Chief Executive Officer of PPB from 2018 to 2020 with similar responsibilities for Betfair, Adjarabet and Paddy Power online and retail businesses. Prior to these roles he was MD, UK & Ireland and MD, Retail from 2015 to 2018. Before Flutter, Dan was the Managing Director of Teletext Holidays and Director of Strategy and Commercial Development of DMG Media.
Role and experience
Pádraig is responsible for the Legal and Commercial strategy of the Group, at the core of which is the Group’s sustainability strategy, the Positive Impact Plan, as well as leading the global strategic direction of the Group in the areas of risk, safer gambling, regulatory and compliance. Prior to this, Pádraig was a Partner at Arthur Cox LLP for over 20 years and held the position of Managing Partner for the last 8. Pádraig was the Chair of Dublin Airport Authority in 2012 for six years and also acted as a Non-Executive Director of Flutter from 2008 to 2018.
Pádraig Ó Ríordáin
Chief Legal Officer and Group Commercial Director – Flutter
Role and experience
Pádraig is responsible for the Legal and Commercial strategy of the Group, at the core of which is the Group’s sustainability strategy, the Positive Impact Plan, as well as leading the global strategic direction of the Group in the areas of risk, safer gambling, regulatory and compliance. Prior to this, Pádraig was a Partner at Arthur Cox LLP for over 20 years and held the position of Managing Partner for the last 8. Pádraig was the Chair of Dublin Airport Authority in 2012 for six years and also acted as a Non-Executive Director of Flutter from 2008 to 2018.
Conor took up this position in March 2023 following his successful tenure as Flutter’s Group Director of Strategic Platforms where he was instrumental in developing and improving Flutter’s global technology strategy. Prior to this role in the Flutter Group, Conor worked for Paddy Power Betfair, where he held several senior roles across the organisation in technology and product. Before his move to Paddy Power in 2009, Conor had a successful career in the digital technology space, holding roles in both large multi-nationals and technology start-ups operating in the Finance, Automotive, Airline and Construction industries.
Conor was educated in University College Dublin, graduating in Electronic Engineering. He is currently on the board of GiftsDirect.com and is a member on the Dublin Innovation Advisory Council. He has also played a role as external examiner for Computer Science department of Technology University Dublin.
Conor Lynch
Chief Information Officer
Conor took up this position in March 2023 following his successful tenure as Flutter’s Group Director of Strategic Platforms where he was instrumental in developing and improving Flutter’s global technology strategy. Prior to this role in the Flutter Group, Conor worked for Paddy Power Betfair, where he held several senior roles across the organisation in technology and product. Before his move to Paddy Power in 2009, Conor had a successful career in the digital technology space, holding roles in both large multi-nationals and technology start-ups operating in the Finance, Automotive, Airline and Construction industries.
Conor was educated in University College Dublin, graduating in Electronic Engineering. He is currently on the board of GiftsDirect.com and is a member on the Dublin Innovation Advisory Council. He has also played a role as external examiner for Computer Science department of Technology University Dublin.
Lisa is responsible for the Group-wide People Strategy and moves from Flutter’s UKI division as
Chief People & Operations Officer since July 2022.
Before moving to Flutter UKI, Lisa spent four years as the Managing Partner
of Dentons, UK, Ireland & Middle East region. Prior to that she spent ten years
at RBS/NatWest playing a lead role in the divestment of the non-core assets
and laterally running the Group Shared Services in India, Poland and UK. Lisa
previously ran her own consulting business and held positions at Lehman
Mortgage Capital and Cable & Wireless.
Lisa Sewell
Chief People Officer
Lisa is responsible for the Group-wide People Strategy and moves from Flutter’s UKI division as
Chief People & Operations Officer since July 2022.
Before moving to Flutter UKI, Lisa spent four years as the Managing Partner
of Dentons, UK, Ireland & Middle East region. Prior to that she spent ten years
at RBS/NatWest playing a lead role in the divestment of the non-core assets
and laterally running the Group Shared Services in India, Poland and UK. Lisa
previously ran her own consulting business and held positions at Lehman
Mortgage Capital and Cable & Wireless.