Carl Leaver Joins Wildstone as Non-Executive Chairman

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Carl Leaver has joined Wildstone as Non-Executive Chairman.

With a distinguished career in executive and non-executive roles, Carl brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of driving substantial shareholder value across diverse industries.

Carl currently also serves as Chairman of Lebara, a European mobile phone operator, and TopHat, a manufacturer of modular homes. His previous role as a non-executive director at Europcar Mobility Group, concluded with the company’s sale to a consortium led by VW. Prior to that, he served as Chairman of Eircom Group in Ireland, providing strategic leadership until a successful sale in 2018.

Damian Cox, CEO and Founder of Wildstone, told us “I am delighted to welcome Carl as our Non-Executive Chairman at Wildstone. His wealth of knowledge and extensive experience is impressive, and I have no doubt that Carl’s insights will greatly assist our plans globally.”

In his last executive role, Carl served as Group Chief Executive of Gala Coral where he orchestrated a successful turnaround before merging with Ladbrokes plc in 2017 and negotiating the sale of the combined group to GVC plc as he left the company.


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