Business intelligence specialist ComplianceOnline, which focuses on the gambling and payment sector, has appointed Richard Leather as legal and research director.

Richard Leather

Leather joins from Betclic Everest Group where, as head of regulatory and licensing, he was responsible for advising on gambling regulation and risk, at a national and EU level, managing local licensing initiatives and ensuring the compliance with UK gambling regulation.

He said: “Leading the international regulatory team, I’ll be looking to build upon the existing excellent services and use my industry knowledge to develop new ways to support all clients concerned with legal, regulatory, compliance and licensing matters.”

David Morgan, CEO and founder of ComplianceOnline, added: “Richard’s insights and knowledge of the challenges that our clients face will enable us to explore new opportunities and continue to develop innovative solutions within the ComplianceOnline brand.”