Playtech plc announced that the company and Andrew Smith, chief financial officer, have mutually agreed that he will step down due to personal reasons. Andrew has contributed significantly to the company's strategy and helped guide the business through a period of substantial transformation. He will step down from his role as an executive director on 28 November 2022.

Chris McGinnis will succeed Andrew as an executive director of the company on 28 November 2022. Chris joined Playtech in 2017 and is currently Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Director of Investor Relations at Playtech. Prior to joining the company, Chris was Head of Corporate Strategy at software company Temenos.

He started his career at Deloitte in Canada where he qualified as a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA). Chris then worked in Equity Research for UBS in Canada and Bank of America Merrill Lynch in the UK.