Gambling technology company Playtech has appointed Linda Marston-Weston to the board as a non-executive director.

Marston-Weston is currently head of the transaction tax team at accountancy firm Cooper Parry. She is a former senior tax partner at EY and has a track record of building businesses and nurturing entrepreneurs, having set up a Female Entrepreneur’s Network for local female-led businesses.

Brian Mattingley, Playtech chair, commented: “I am delighted to welcome Linda to the board. In addition to her significant work in the areas of people, diversity and inclusion, Linda will bring a huge amount of experience, strategic insight, and technical expertise to Playtech having spent more than three decades advising businesses at board level. We all look forward to working with her as we enter the next stage of the group’s growth and development.”