Flutter Entertainment has appointed Dan Taylor as its next group chief executive, ending Peter Jackson’s nearly nine-year tenure at the head of the global betting and gaming company.
Jackson will leave his position as CEO and step down from Flutter’s board on September 30, 2026. Taylor will take control on October 1 and join the board on the same date. Jackson will remain with the company as an adviser until the end of the year to support the leadership transition.
Taylor currently serves as Flutter’s president and chief executive of its international division. He was given broader responsibility for commercial performance across both FanDuel and Flutter International in May, following a management reorganisation prompted by Amy Howe’s departure as FanDuel CEO.
His international division generated more than $9 billion in revenue and over $2.2 billion in adjusted EBITDA during 2025. Taylor has also been involved in developing FanDuel’s sportsbook improvement programme, which Flutter said has begun to show early progress.
Taylor has spent more than a decade at the company and previously led the Paddy Power and Betfair businesses between 2018 and 2020. He later took responsibility for Flutter’s operations outside the United States, overseeing expansion and acquisition activity in markets including Italy and Brazil.
During his time at Flutter, Taylor has worked on product development, technology transformation and the integration of acquired businesses. According to the company, programmes completed under his leadership have generated more than $300 million in realised synergies and efficiencies.
Jackson became chief executive of Paddy Power Betfair in January 2018 and oversaw its transformation into Flutter Entertainment. One of his earliest major moves was the acquisition of FanDuel shortly after the US Supreme Court overturned the federal ban on state-regulated sports betting.
Flutter later completed its rebrand in 2019 and expanded substantially through the acquisition of The Stars Group, the owner of PokerStars, in 2020. Its portfolio now includes FanDuel, Paddy Power, Betfair, Sky Bet, PokerStars, Sisal, Snai, Sportsbet, Betnacional, MaxBet and Adjarabet.
The company’s annual revenue increased from approximately $2 billion when Jackson took charge to more than $16 billion in 2025, establishing Flutter as the world’s largest listed online betting and gaming operator.
However, the succession comes during a difficult period for the group. Flutter’s share price has fallen sharply over the past year as investors assess weaker performance at FanDuel and the growing influence of prediction-market platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
The company announced the leadership change alongside its second-quarter financial results. Adjusted EBITDA fell 45% year-on-year to $508 million, although the figure remained ahead of the average analyst estimate of $478 million. Flutter also reduced its full-year adjusted EBITDA forecast from $2.87 billion to approximately $2.65 billion.
The revised outlook includes around $270 million of additional planned investment in the United States. Flutter intends to spend more on customer acquisition, promotions, loyalty initiatives and improvements to FanDuel as it attempts to restore momentum in its most important market.
Taylor will therefore inherit a company with strong international positions but significant pressure to improve its US operations, respond to prediction-market competition and rebuild investor confidence.
Flutter Chair John Bryant said Taylor’s experience managing international businesses, acquisitions and high-performing teams made him the preferred candidate to lead the next stage of the company’s development. Jackson also backed his successor, pointing to Taylor’s record of growing businesses and delivering operational results.
Taylor said his immediate priority would be maintaining delivery for employees, customers and shareholders while building on Flutter’s existing market positions and creating new growth opportunities.