London 1st September  2007 – Aspers Group, the joint venture between the Aspinall family and the major Australian company, Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd (PBL) has appointed Jackie Hutchinson as Chief Operating Officer.

She joins from Conrad Jupiters in Queensland, Australia where she was Head of Gaming Operations  Hutchinson’s 13-year international career in gaming has spanned a wide range of disciplines and areas of expertise, including operations, finance and marketing.  She has worked in senior roles for major operators such as Tabcorp, Crown, Harrahs and Sky City in Australia, New Zealand and the USA.

In her new role, Jackie will have responsibility for operational aspects of all of the Aspers casinos in the UK but with a particular focus on the growing provincial business.  She joins at an exciting time when the company is experiencing strong growth with

several large new facilities about to open or under development.

Damian Aspinall, Chief Executive of Aspers said: “Jackie has a distinguished career history within the gaming industry.  Her international experience and tremendous operational focus brings an important additional dimension to Aspers leadership.  We are delighted to welcome her to the UK."