UK Tote Group, a pool betting operator, has appointed Alresford’s Lord Spencer and Mark Holt as non-executive directors.
UK Tote said this dual addition focuses on product innovation, better value, better customer experience, stronger partnerships to create more liquidity and larger pools, and a continuous growth plan. Said to support.
Sir Spencer is NEXplc, the entrepreneur and founder of the inter-dealer broker ICAP, which became the FTSE100 business in 2006, and its successor, the electronic market service provider. He is also one of over 150 investors in UK Thoth.
Spencer serves on the board of directors of a small number of private companies and became chairman of the Policy Research Center in 2020.
Holt brings experience and knowledge from senior technical positions in many companies. These included the spell as CPA Global Chief Technology Officer and Trainline Chief Technology Officer.
He is currently the Chief Product and Engineering Officer of 10x Banking Technologies Services, a financial services business focused on migrating banks from monolithic to next-generation core banking solutions. In addition, Holt is a non-executive director of Camelot and chairs the diversity of the training business.
“We are pleased to appoint Sir Spencer and Mark to the UK Thoth Group’s board of directors during Thoth’s exciting growth period,” said John Williamson, Chairman of the UK Thoth Group.
“Michael has invested in Thoth from the beginning. Continuing to share his unparalleled experience as a board member in the business world will be invaluable support for our team.
“As we continue to develop and improve Thoth’s pool betting engine, Mark’s technical expertise will be of great benefit.
“Both Michael and Mark support the excellent work of our excellent executive team and 170 employees at our Wigan headquarters and London office.”
