A turning point for the industry?
27th January 2021
| By Joanne Christie
The past week has seen three women appointed to chief executive roles in the gambling industry. Joanne Christie investigates whether this is a happy coincidence or a sign of broader change on the gender diversity front.
When news of Entain’s appointment of Jette Nygaard-Andersen as its new chief executive broke last week, almost every mainstream press report contained the word ‘female’ in the headline.
Some would question why news reports needed to mention her gender at all. After all, how often do headlines note that a newly appointed chief exec is male?