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Flutter seeks new chairman as McGann due to depart this year

The Paddy Power owner is searching for a replacement for Irish veteran Gary McGann

Gary McCann, the Flutter Entertainment chairman, is due to depart this year. Picture: Fergal Phillips

Gary McGann is to leave his role as chairman of Paddy Power owner Flutter Entertainment this year as the company has begun the search for a replacement, the Business Post understands.

The gambling giant’s plans to change its chair was first reported by Sky News which stated that Russell Reynolds Associates, the executive head hunters, had been hired to find a replacement.

McGann, the former chief executive of both Smurfit Kappa and Aer Lingus who ...