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Leisure Report, July, 2008
The Rank Group has announced the appointment of Phil Urban as managing director of its casino arm, Grosvenor Casinos. Urban took up his position with effect from 2 June 2008 and will also join the group's executive committee. He succeeds Peter McCann. Urban's previous roles have included managing directorships of Whitbread's pub restaurants and Scottish & Newcastle's restaurants and accommodation division.
Ian Burke, Rank's chief executive, said: "I am delighted that Phil has chosen to join at this time of change and opportunity in the gaming industry. Our ambition is to create a truly modern gaming-based leisure business. Phil's breadth of experience in leisure, harnessed to Rank's deep knowledge of the British casino market, will help us to achieve this ambition."
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