Hazel Boyle has been named as the new chief people officer at the Rank Group, the major UK operator of Grosvenor Casinos and Mecca Bingo.

Hazel Boyle

The company has 56 casinos in its Grosvenor brand and 96 bingo clubs under Mecca. It also operates Rank Interactive for online gaming and betting and has casino clubs in Belgium and ten bingo halls in Spain.

Boyle joins Rank from holding a similar role at Future. Previously she was with Wunderman Thompson, M&G, ITV and ITN.

Rank CEO John O’Reilly said: “Hazel brings a wealth of corporate experience to the role having worked in a series of high profile organisations. She has extensive knowledge of managing change and transformation across large groups and I am confident that her skills and expertise will complement the executive team at Rank as we continue our recovery from the pandemic and build on some very strong foundations.”