William Hill confirms departure of Neil Cooper as Group Finance Director

William Hill Group Finance Director Neil Cooper is set to leave the operator to join UK property developer Barratt Developments. Cooper leaves William Hill following five years leading the bookmaker’s financial operations.

Cooper’s contract has a 12 month notice period, but his actual departure date will be confirmed by the operator in due course.

William Hill confirmed that it had begun searching for a successor to Cooper, the operator will likely hire executive search firms to lead its external hunt for a replacement.

James Henderson CEO of William Hill commented on the departure of Cooper

Neil has been a key part of our management team since May 2010. During that time, he has built a strong finance and investor relations team and supported the group’s digital and international diversification. He leaves us in excellent financial health,” he added.

Cooper commented on his time at William Hill

“I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at William Hill over the last five years and am proud of the significant progress that we have made in cementing our UK leadership position and in expanding into Australia and the US,”