Meanwhile, after five years on the Playtech board, Senior Independent Director John Jackson will step down from the position and Ian Penrose will take the role, stepping down from the Nominations Committee, effective 30 September 2021.
Other changes include John Krumins becoming a member of, and Chair of the Audit Committee, working alongside Penrose and Weston. The Nominations Committee will continue to be chaired by Brian Mattingley.
Brian Mattingley, Non-Executive Chairman, said: "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. We all look forward to working with her as we enter the next stage of the group's growth and development.
"On behalf of the board, I'd like to express our thanks and appreciation to John and Claire for their contribution to Playtech's development over the last five years which has been central in laying the foundations for the next phase ahead. Claire, in her role as Interim Chair, and John as Senior Independent Director, brought invaluable experience, leadership and stability to the governance of the company."
