Richard McGuire

Richard first joined the Board of Sportech as a Non-executive Director in November 2016 and was appointed Executive Chairman in May 2017 and then in July 2019 was appointed Chief Executive. Richard stepped down between September 2021 and April 2022 when he re-joined the Board as a Non-executive Director and was appointed Non-executive Chairman on 14 April 2022. Richard has expertise in capital markets and the leisure and gaming industries and has held a number of non-executive directorships. Prior to joining Sportech, Richard was Chairman at Timeweave PLC, the joint owner of TurfTV. He also held the position of Non-Executive Director at Mitchells and Butlers PLC, one of the largest operators of restaurants and bars in the UK. He is currently also Chairman of GYG PLC and a Director of Grey Wolf Investments Limited.