The Betting and Gaming Council, the requirements frame for the regulated UK having a bet and gaming enterprise, introduced that Brigid Simmonds OBE is to step down as Chairman on 20 April 2024. The Council additionally introduced that BGC Chief Executive Michael Dugher will take over as Chair from 21 April 2024.
Michael Dugher, Chief Executive of the BGC, said: “I would really like to pay tribute to Brigid for all of the extremely good paintings she has executed on the BGC. She has made a huge contribution at some stage in her 4 and a 1/2 of years as Chairman, launching the company and bringing collectively the extraordinary sectors. She has additionally led a extrade programme throughout the enterprise that has visible a continuing consciousness on elevating requirements on more secure gambling. Brigid is a excessive integrity chief who’s rightly held in large regard, now no longer simply withinside the having a bet and gaming enterprise, however throughout such a lot of different industries and sectors, and throughout the political divide.
“Together with a brand new CEO withinside the Spring, I appearance ahead as Chair to constructing on that success – persevering with and intensifying the paintings of extrade on requirements, talking up for the tens of lots of women and men who paintings withinside the enterprise, and making sure that the hundreds of thousands of those who revel in a normal guess can achieve this enjoyably and safely.”
Brigid Simmonds OBE, outgoing Chairman, said: “It has been a privilege to play my component withinside the improvement of the BGC due to the fact its formation in 2019 and it’s been an honour to symbolize the 110,000 humans whose jobs depend upon the regulated having a bet and gaming enterprise.
“I actually have very well loved operating with our members, big and small, to elevate requirements, create a subculture of more secure gaming and construct public and institutional agree with in our international magnificence enterprise.
“I would really like to thank the Executive Committee, colleagues, members, charities and stakeholders, who’ve supported me and labored very difficult to supply all the achievements of which the BGC is rightly proud.”