Entain launches executive search for new UK CMO

Entain Plc has confirmed the departure of Charlotte Emery as Chief Marketing Officer for its UK brands. The FTSE 250 gambling group has launched an executive search to appoint a successor to the role that Emery vacated.

According to the company, the incoming CMO will be responsible for the strategic direction of marketing, media planning and brand development across Entain’s UK portfolio. The scope of the role explicitly includes Entain’s flagship brands, naming Ladbrokes, Coral and Gala among the brands the new marketing chief will oversee.

Entain’s announcement frames the hire as a leadership replacement for its UK marketing function; the executive search is under way to identify who will take on the responsibilities for those UK brands.