Paddy Power Betfair CEO succession confirmed with Peter Jackson replacing Breon Corcoran

Paddy Power Betfair is set for significant change at the top after the Irish betting house confirmed that CEO Breon Corcoran is to stand down after 16 years at the helm to make way for former WorldPay CEO Peter Jackson.
Corcoran will remain in post for the interim, pending a formal start date for Jackson which will be made in due course, cementing a merger with Betfair – one of the defining moves of his tenure.
Jackson is an old hand in the consumer sphere with experience as CEO of Travele