Kirsty Caldwell appointed as Interim Chair of Industry Forum

22 January 2026

The Gambling Commission is pleased to announce the appointment of Kirsty Caldwell as the Interim Chair of the Industry Forum.

Having been a member of the Forum since March 2024, Kirsty will serve as Interim-Chair whilst recruitment begins to appoint a substantive Chair to succeed Nick Rust, whose term as Chair ended in November 2025.

With an extensive background in compliance, Kirsty now runs Betsmart Consulting, an organisation she founded in 2019. Kirsty has said:

"I am delighted to be taking on this role. I remain fully committed to building a healthy, respected gambling sector, and cooperation and communication between regulator and industry is key to achieving this. We may not get it right every time, but the important thing is we learn from our mistakes, we keep talking and we keep moving forwards”

The Industry Forum is made up of members from Britain’s gambling sector. They will provide the Commission with insight into the views of industry about the Commission's plans, our service to the industry and consumers, and provide insight into the wider environment in which they operate.

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Last updated: 22 January 2026

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