---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-172700"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FLUT"
cik: "0001635327"
company_name: "Flutter Entertainment plc"
filed_at: "2024-07-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T00:02:53.151892+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Flutter appoints Robert Bennett and Christine McCarthy as non-executive directors effective July 30, 2024

## Summary
- Robert R. "Dob" Bennett and Christine M. McCarthy appointed as non-executive directors, effective July 30, 2024.
- Bennett to serve on Risk and Sustainability Committee; McCarthy on Audit Committee; both deemed independent.
- Bennett is Managing Director of Hilltop Investments, formerly President of Discovery Holding and CEO/CFO of Liberty Media.
- McCarthy was SVP & CFO of Disney (2015-2023) and currently director of Procter & Gamble (Audit Chair) and FM Global.
- No family relationships or transactions with Flutter executives; compensation per non-executive director fee schedule.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-172700
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FLUT
- cik: 0001635327
- company_name: Flutter Entertainment plc
- filed_at: 2024-07-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1635327/000119312524172700/0001193125-24-172700-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1635327/000119312524172700/d853957d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-172700
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-172700.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-172700.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Christine M. McCarthy was appointed as non-executive director at Flutter Entertainment plc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: non-executive director
  source text: Flutter Entertainment plc (“Flutter” or the “Company”) (NYSE: FLUT; LSE:FLTR) announced today that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) has appointed Robert R. Bennett (“Dob”) and Christine M. McCarthy to the Board as non-executive directors, effective as of July 30, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1635327/000119312524172700/0001193125-24-172700-index.htm
- Executive change
  Robert R. Bennett was appointed as non-executive director at Flutter Entertainment plc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: non-executive director
  source text: Flutter Entertainment plc (“Flutter” or the “Company”) (NYSE: FLUT; LSE:FLTR) announced today that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) has appointed Robert R. Bennett (“Dob”) and Christine M. McCarthy to the Board as non-executive directors, effective as of July 30, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1635327/000119312524172700/0001193125-24-172700-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.