David Christie Annat
Managing Director
David Annat joined the group in October 2001 with the acquisition of PA Sporting Life Ltd and subsequently joined the board in August 2002.
David was Managing Director of Trinity Mirror's Sports Division and The Sporting Life newspaper from 1992. During that time, in 1996 he founded PA Sporting Life Ltd - a joint venture between Trinity Mirror and the Press Association.
David launched the first online betting platform in the UK in June 1998 and was responsible for the acquisition of the Racing Post by Mirror Group in the same year.
Prior to this he held a number of senior management roles in retail operations.