Betting technology firm Sportech has announced the appointment of Chris Rigg as an independent non-executive director, effective as of January 1, 2019.

Rigg has previously held both non-executive and executive directorships at Clinigen and Quantum and in the latter role, implemented a new strategy which helped simplify and grow the business ahead of the acquisition of Quantum by Clinigen for an enterprise value of £160m.
Richard McGuire, executive chairman of Sportech, said: “We are delighted to welcome Chris to the Board. His extensive experience at a senior level within public and private companies will undoubtedly be of great value to Sportech.”