GamCare has appointed Margot Daly as its new Chair of the Board of Trustees, replacing Sir Ian Prosser who stepped down earlier this month after six years in the position.
Since 2015, Daly has served as an advisor to the charity and she holds vast experience in regulatory and public policy affairs. She currently serves as an Inquiry Chair for the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
Commenting on her appointment, Daly said: “I am delighted to take on the role of Chair. The Trustees and I will continue to reinforce the charity’s strong history and important work of providing the very best in clinical care for anyone affected by gambling harms and to continue to develop and improve our services over the coming years.”
GamCare restructures its governance duties, as the charity launches its new ‘three-year organisational strategy’ – seeking to ensure that all UK public health networks and community organisations are trained and resourced to tackle gambling risks and disorder complexities.
CEO Anna Hemmings thanked Prosser’s transformative guidance of GamCare, which elevated the charity’s status and mandate beyond its founding remit of operating the National Gambling Helpline.
“I would like to thank Sir Ian for all the work he has done to ensure GamCare is the leading provider of information and support for those affected by gambling harms,” Hemmings stated.
“Over his six-year tenure, GamCare and its services have grown and improved considerably. I welcome Margot’s appointment and look forward to her knowledge and expertise guiding us towards further success.”
Prosser also backed Daly’s appointment to help lead the charity’s new directives, in which GamCare seeks the broadest support from the community, business and public health stakeholders to minimise the impact of problem gambling and addiction on UK society.
His statement read: “I have no doubt Margot with her significant insight and experience will take GamCare from strength to strength and continue to deliver on the outstanding work GamCare and its staff deliver across the UK.”