James Joseph Mullen (born June 1970) is a Scottish businessman, the chief executive (CEO) of Reach plc, the UK's largest commercial news publisher, with titles including the ''

Daily Mirror The ''Daily Mirror'' is a British national daily tabloid. Founded in 1903, it is owned by parent company Reach plc. From 1985 to 1987, and from 1997 to 2002, the title on its masthead was simply ''The Mirror''. It had an average daily print c ...

'', the '' Daily Express'' and InYourArea. He is the former CEO of

Ladbrokes Ladbrokes Coral is a British gambling company founded in 1886. Its product offering includes sports betting, online casino, online poker, and online bingo. The business is split into two divisions, UK and International. UK operations are c ...

, the high street betting chain.

Early life

James Joseph Mullen was born in June 1970. He was born in Glasgow, and grew up with his grandparents, who taught him about betting. Mullen was educated at

John Ogilvie High School , established = , closed = , type = Secondary School , religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic , president = , authority = South Lanarkshire , head_label = Headteacher , head = Liv Lawson , r_head_ ...

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, South Lanarkshire. He has a bachelor's degree in computing from

Glasgow Caledonian University Glasgow Caledonian University ( gd, Oilthigh Chailleannach Ghlaschu, ), informally GCU, Caledonian or Caley, is a public university in Glasgow, Scotland. It was formed in 1993 by the merger of The Queen's College, Glasgow (founded in 1875) and G ...

, and a master's degree in software engineering.

Career

On 1 April 2015, Mullen succeeded Richard Glynn as CEO of Ladbrokes, where he had previously been managing director of Ladbrokes Digital since October 2013. In July 2015, it was announced he would become CEO of

Ladbrokes Coral Ladbrokes Coral is a British gambling company founded in 1886. Its product offering includes sports betting, online casino, online poker, and online bingo. The business is split into two divisions, UK and International. UK operations are c ...

, a new company borne out of a merger between Ladbrokes and smaller high street betting chain Gala Coral, with Ladbrokes Coral later being acquired by

GVC Holdings Entain plc, formerly GVC Holdings, is an international sports betting and gambling company. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It owns brands such as bwin, Coral, Ladbrokes, PartyPoker, and Sp ...

in December 2017. Mullen stood down as CEO in March 2018.

Personal life

Mullen is married with two sons.

References

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