Flutter chief legal officer Don Liu resigns; Edward Traynor named interim successor
Liu told the board on 28 September he would step down on 30 September. Company secretary Traynor takes over on an interim basis from 1 October.
Flutter Entertainment's chief legal officer, Don Liu, is leaving the company. He told the board on 28 September 2026 that he intended to resign, with effect from 30 September, according to an 8-K filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission dated 1 October 2026.
Edward Traynor, the group company secretary, becomes interim chief legal officer on 1 October 2026. Traynor also signed the filing.
The filing, made under Item 5.02 (departure of directors or certain officers), gave no reason for Liu's resignation. It did not say whether Flutter has started a search for a permanent successor or how long the interim arrangement will last. It did not name Liu's next role, if any.
Why it matters
The chief legal officer role at Flutter, an Irish-incorporated company with its principal executive offices in New York and shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange, passes to an interim holder from the day after Liu's departure. The filing does not say whether Traynor will keep his company secretary duties alongside the interim role.
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