Phill Brear to step down as Gibraltar regulatory head
Brear to remain in an advisory Gambling Commissioner role but pass on head of regulation responsibilities
Phill Brear will leave his post as Gibraltar’s head of gambling regulation next year, EGR has learned, with the Gibraltar Government kicking-starting the search for a new regulatory chief.
EGR understands Brear will see out the remainder of his current contract, which comes to an end in late 2017, during which time he will perform an extensive handover to his long-term successor.
Brear is expected, however, to remain as Gibraltar Gambling Commissioner â in a new non-executive strategic advisory role.
The Gibraltar Government recently kicked-off a process to find Brear’s replacement and is accepting applications for the newly titled director of licensing and regulation role.
The closing date for applications is 21 October with the interview process to begin the following month.
According to the advert, the role will be responsible for “the development and implementation of the ongoing Review of the Gambling Act, the implementation of the 4th Money Laundering Directive and any realignment of the licensing and regulatory arrangements arising from these reforms”.
It is expected that the successful candidate will be in the post by the new year.
Brear has held the Gambling Commissioner role since 2011 alongside the head of gambling regulation role he filled in 2007. Prior to that he was director of operations at Great Britain’s Gambling Commission.