Bill Moyes Begins Five Year Term at UKGC

The UK Department of Culture, Media & Sport has announced the appointment of Bill Moyes as new Chair of the Gambling Commission starting September 2016. His position, which will run for a term of five years, takes over the leadership of the UKGC from Philip Graf CBE.

UK Secretary for Culture, Media & Sport Karen Bradley confirmed the appointment of Moyes, with the approval of UK Prime Minister Theresa May.

Bradley said: “I am delighted Bill Moyes is taking up the position as Chair of the Gambling Commission. He has a wealth of experience across the public, private and voluntary sectors, which will serve him well at the Gambling Commission.”

Moyes comes from a civil service background, having served as Director-General of the British Retail Consortium, the representative body for the retail sector. Between 2004 and 2010 he was the founding Executive Chairman of The Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts (Monitor), which authorises Foundation Trusts and regulates their finances and governance. In addition, Moyes has further served as advisor to the Legal Services Board, the Priory Hospital Group and the Office of Fair Trading. His earlier career was in government and the banking industry, and his pro bono roles include the Chairmanship of the Board of Directors of St Mary’s Music School, Edinburgh, Scotland’s leading specialist music school.