Evoke Plc has benefited from strong year-end trading, as the LSE gambling group expects its full-year EBITDA to be at the top end of the guidance range of £300m-to-£310m, a result deemed by leadership as “ahead of expectations“. A post-close trading update for Q4 noted that Evoke had generated approximately 12-13% revenue growth on year-on-year comparatives. The group’s improved performance …
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Control. Alt. Delete. The inside story of Evoke’s transformation
Our countdown of the most-read stories from SBC Leaders magazine in 2024 reaches number 2. In Issue 32, evoke Chief Executive Officer Per Widerström and Chief Strategy Officer Vaughan Lewis told Steve Hoare about one of the most challenging and transformational deals the industry has ever witnessed. —————————————— Evoke CEO Per Widerström is relentlessly on-message. I don’t count the number …
Read More »Evoke bets on Core Market growth against UK drags
Evoke Plc has reported its “first quarter of year-on-year growth since Q1 2022” – the period during which the LSE-listed gambling group expanded its business by completing the £2bn acquisition of William Hill. Q3 trading saw Evoke generate group revenues of £417m, up 3% on the 2023 comparative figure of £405m (+4% on a constant currency basis). Management highlighted that …
Read More »evoke names Susan Standiford as new non-exec Director
Betting and gaming conglomerate evoke has announced the appointment of Susan Standiford as a new Non-Executive Director. As well as the non-executive position, Standiford will also take on the role of a member of the Audit and Risk Committee, both effective from the start of November. Standiford currently holds similar responsibilities at Stibo Software Group A/S – provider of software …
Read More »Evoke returns to UK online growth but highlights EBITDA struggles
Evoke Plc has returned its online unit to growth but has chosen to revise down its full-year guidance due to weaker revenues and adjusted EBITDA forecast. The LSE gambling group published its H1 interim results in which it detailed that Q2 trading was broadly stable sequentially on a year-on-year basis, helping the firm make strategic progress on its value creation …
Read More »Evoke brand Mr Green has AML penalty reduced in Sweden
The penalty issued by the Swedish gambling authority Spelinspektionen to Malta-based igaming operator Mr Green has been reduced. The decision was taken by the country’s Supreme Administrative Court, which ruled that there were grounds for Spelinspektionen to issue the penalty in 2021, but that the sum needed to be reduced in order to accordingly reflect the appropriate calculations. Mr Green …
Read More »Evoke hires global HR expert Anne Sewell as Chief People Officer
Evoke Plc has confirmed the appointment of Anne Sewell as the new Chief People Officer (CPO) of the reorganised LSE gambling group. An expert in the management of global HR transformation projects for mass market enterprises, Sewell joins the Evoke executive team from Dentsu, where she served as CPO of Asia’s biggest advertising and media conglomerate. Updating investors, Evoke underlined …
Read More »888 rebrands to Evoke Plc as VCP strategy moves forward
888 Holdings has formally changed its business identity to Evoke Plc, as approved by the shareholders of the LSE gambling group. At yesterday’s AGM, shareholders unanimously voted 99.7% in favour of the name change to Evoke Plc. The directive to change the LSE gambling group’s identity was proposed in March alongside the firm’s full-year 2023 results. Evoke Plc was proposed …
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