The board of Playtech plc announced that Ron Hoffman will move from his position as Chief Financial Officer to become full-time Chief Executive Officer of Playtech's Financials division and will step down from the board immediately. Andrew Smith, currently Head of Investor Relations, succeeds Ron Hoffman as Playtech's Chief Financial Officer and will join the Board as an Executive Director with immediate effect. James Newman will be joining the Company to replace Andrew as Head of Investor Relations.

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