The bookmaker was forced to withdraw from merger talks with a Canadian rival last month Julian Herbert/PAThe board of William Hill kicked off an attempt to restore its battered reputation yesterday as the bookmaker announced the appointment of a trio of heavyweight non-executive directors. The betting group, which is still looking for a permanent chief executive, suffered the embarrassment of having to withdraw from merger talks with a Canadian rival last month after its biggest shareholders vetoed the move. Responding to accusations of a lack of industry experience at the top, it announced the appointment to the board of John O’Reilly, former managing director at Coral Interactive, and Mark Brooker, former chief operating officer at Betfair. Gareth Davis, the William Hill chairman, said the recruitment of the duo, together with that of Robin Terrell, former chief customer officer at Tesco, would…

Source: The Times November 14, 2016 17:01 UTC