Flutter names Kate Delahunty as group comms director
Kate Delahunty joins Flutter from maritime advisor Lloyd’s Register.
Ireland.- Flutter Entertainment has named Kate Delahunty as its new group corporate communications director. She will be responsible for overseeing all corporate, financial, digital and sustainability communications.
With two decades of experience in comms, Delahunty was previously responsible for strategic communications at Lloyd’s Register, the professional services advisor for the maritime industry. Before that, she worked as a senior consultant at Vodafone and as SVP corporate communications at the logistics company DP World.
Delahunty said: “Following a period of significant growth, Flutter operates some of the world’s most popular and innovative sports betting and gaming brands. I’m excited to join the talented team at Flutter and look forward to working with colleagues around the world to continue leading the way in player protection, driving positive industry change and delivering the next phase of the group’s growth story.”
Flutter’s chief financial office Jonathan Hill said: “I’m delighted to welcome Kate to the Flutter team as we continue to grow by exploring new markets and opportunities to entertain our customers in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
“She is a highly experienced professional, with an impressive track record in brand and reputation management for global businesses to help achieve their strategic objectives.”
The FTSE100 gaming group reported its full year results for 2021 earlier this month. Revenue was up 37 per cent to £6.04bn but EBITDA fell by 6 per cent to £723m and the group made an operating loss of £288m.
Meanwhile, the British regulator, the Gambling Commission, has fined Flutter’s Sky Betting & Gaming (Sky Bet) £1.17m for its erroneous email distribution of promotional emails last November. The timing of the incident was particularly unfortunate coming in Safer Gambling Week.
