The Betting and Gaming Council will shortly begin the search for a new CEO with Brigid Simmonds OBE to step down in April.
BGC chief executive Michael Dugher will take over as chair of the standards body after she leaves on April 20.
Simmonds said she has enjoyed “working with our members, large and small, to raise standards, create a culture of safer gaming and build public and institutional trust in our world-class industry.”
Dugher said Simmonds has made a “massive contribution” during her four and a half years as chair.
He added: “Together with a new CEO in the spring, I look forward as chair to building on that success - continuing and intensifying the work of change on standards, speaking up for the tens of thousands of men and women who work in the industry, and ensuring that the millions of people who enjoy a regular bet can do so enjoyably and safely.”
