Flutter Entertainment is streamlining its non-US operations, with its UK & Ireland chief executive Ian Brown deciding to step down. [Image: Shutterstock.com]

Flutter Entertainment is restructuring its operations, with UK & Ireland Chief Executive Ian Brown stepping down at the end of the year. Kevin Harrington will replace him in January, moving from his current role as PokerStars chief executive. He began working for Betfair in 2012 and worked his way up the ranks.

moving all its non-US divisions under the same umbrella

Flutter is streamlining its expansive operations, moving all its non-US divisions under the same umbrella. Flutter International will encompass Brazil, Central & Eastern Europe, Southern Europe & Africa, Asia-Pacific, and the UK & Ireland.

Brown spent two years heading up the UK and Ireland operations, focusing on horse racing and proclaiming recently that the sport is quickly becoming “unprofitable” for sportsbooks.

Talking about his upcoming departure, Brown emphasized that the company has “taken share in a challenging market, investing in customer innovation and our people.”

Flutter Entertainment CEO Peter Jackson thanked Brown for his “enormously successful” time in charge during which he transformed the UK & Ireland business “on almost every metric.”