Equals Group PLC announced appointment of Richard Cooper to the Board as Group Finance Director, with effect from 14 October 2019. This is a newly-created executive Board position and reflects both the expansion of the Group and the ambitious plans for the future. Tony Quirke, the current non-board level CFO, will remain with the business in a senior executive role. Richard joins the Board with extensive public market and growth company experience. He was the CFO of GVC Holdings plc, from 2008 to 2017. Whilst at GVC, Richard played a key role in the implementation of the Company's acquisition strategy during that period, together with its move from AIM to the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange's Main Market. GVC is currently included within the FTSE 250 index. He was also a non-executive director and chairman of the Audit Committee of Sportech Plc from May 2017 to October 2018. Richard, a Chartered Accountant, is currently a non-executive director of two small quoted companies: VR Education Holdings plc, a technology focused education company quoted on AIM and NewGiocco inc, an online sports betting company whose shares are currently traded on the OTC of Nasdaq. He is also a non-executive director of a number of private companies.