- Flutter simplifies organisational structure to support global growth ambitions
- Kevin Harrington succeeds Ian Brown as UK & Ireland CEO
Flutter Entertainment is creating a simplified, two-divisional organisational design to build on the company’s successful track record and deliver its ambitious growth strategy.
An enlarged Flutter International division, run by existing International CEO Dan Taylor, will sit alongside FanDuel, Flutter’s US business, run by Amy Howe. The Flutter International division will now consist of five regions: UK & Ireland (UKI), Asia-Pacific (APAC), Southern Europe & Africa (SEA), Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) and Brazil.
As a result of these changes, Pokerstars CEO Kevin Harrington will take over as CEO of the UK & Ireland region (Flutter UKI) from January 2025, reporting to Dan Taylor. Ian Brown, current Flutter UKI chief executive, has decided that this change marks the right time for him to leave the business given his own career ambitions.
The move follows a hugely successful two years under Ian’s tenure for Flutter UKI, which runs market-leading brands Sky Betting & Gaming, Paddy Power, Betfair, tombola and PokerStars.
Ian hands the reins to Kevin, who joined Betfair in 2012 and has been involved with PokerStars since September 2020, initially as Chief Commercial Officer before becoming CEO in August 2023.
Flutter Entertainment chief executive Peter Jackson said: “Ian’s time at Flutter has been enormously successful. He has transformed the UK & Ireland business on almost every metric and he will be a hard act to follow. Kevin’s promotion is very well-deserved and the business will be in safe hands as we embark on the next phase of our growth plan.”
Kevin Harrington said: “I’m incredibly proud to be given the chance to take over and run a business I first joined more than a decade ago. I want to continue the work that has made Flutter the clear market leader across the UK and Ireland and maintain the high standards we have set – with responsible gambling at the core of all our work.”
Ian Brown joined as Flutter UKI chief executive in September 2022.
Ian Brown said: “The transformation over the last two years has been tremendously exciting. I am particularly proud that we have taken share in a challenging market, investing in customer innovation and our people. Kevin has a deep knowledge of our business, and I am confident he will build on the strong momentum to take Flutter UKI to new heights.
I would like to say a sincere thank you to Peter and the whole Flutter team for what has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career.”
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