Flutter Entertainment plc announced that the Board of Directors has appointed David Kenny as a non-executive director, effective as of the conclusion of the Company's Annual General Meeting on May 29, 2026. The Board has determined that Mr. Kenny is an independent director in accordance with the New York Stock Exchange listing standards. Mr. Kenny is currently the Chairman of Best Buy Co.
Inc., the world's largest speciality consumer electronics retailer. He is also an independent director of Nielsen Holdings plc, a global leader in media measurement, analytics and insights, having previously held the position of CEO and Executive Chairman of the company. Prior to this, he held the position of Chairman and CEO of The Weather Company, LLC and senior vice president of IBM's Watson & Cloud platform.
Mr. Kenny, age 64. Mr. Kenny served as President of Akamai Technologies Inc., Co-Managing Partner of the Publicis Groupe S.A., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Digitas Inc. and Senior Partner at Bain & Company. Currently, Mr. Kenny serves as Chairman of the Board for Teach for America.
Mr. Kenny earned a B.A. in industrial administration from the GM Institute (now Kettering University) and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
