William Hill PLC announced the appointment of Gordon Wilson, President and CEO of Travelport Worldwide Limited, to its Board of Directors as an independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 2 January 2019. Gordon has been the CEO since 2011 and led the company through its successful Initial Public Offering in New York in 2014. Whilst headquartered in the United Kingdom the business generates about one third of its activity in each of the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific. Gordon Wilson also Chairs travel payments provider eNett. On joining the Board, Gordon Wilson will become a member of the Board's Corporate Responsibility, and Nomination Committees. The company also announced that Sir Roy Gardner, Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company is to step down from the Board of Directors with effect from 20 November 2018, due to anticipated commitments. Mark Brooker, currently Non-Executive Director of the Company will assume the role of Senior Independent Non-Executive Director effective from the date of Sir Roy Gardner's departure. Mark Brooker is currently Chair of the Corporate Responsibility Committee, and is a member of the Nomination Committee, Remuneration Committee and Audit and Risk Management Committee. He was formerly Chief Operating Officer and an Executive Director at Betfair Group having previously held the position of Managing Director of the company's Sports business. Prior to joining Betfair Mark had extensive experience in corporate broking at Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and NatWest Markets.