William Hill names Robin Terrell as new non-executive director
William Hill has appointed former Tesco chief customer officer Robin Terrell to its board as part of three new non-executive director appointments.
The other appointments include John O’Reilly, the former managing director at Coral Interactive, and Mark Brooker, the former chief operating officer at Betfair.
Gareth Davis, chairman of William Hill, said: “These appointments significantly enhance the board’s digital, multichannel and gambling industry experience. John’s, Robin’s and Mark’s collective expertise will strengthen the business as we implement our strategy of digital and international diversification.”
Terrell has extensive experience in leading online and retail businesses ranging from Amazon, where he was vice president and managing director UK, to John Lewis, where he was managing director of John Lewis Direct. Most recently, he was chief customer officer at Tesco where he also served as interim managing director UK and group multichannel director. Prior to that, he served as executive director of multichannel and international at House of Fraser.
Commenting on his new appointment, Terrell said: “With its strong retail footprint and one of the industry’s largest online businesses, William Hill has exciting multi-channel opportunities and I’m looking forward to helping the business to develop to meet the changing needs of its customers.”
