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Australia – Crown Perth Director takes Packer’s place on Crown’s board

By - 3 May 2018

Crown Resorts has appointed a new Non-Executive Director, John Poynton AO to the Crown board, to fill the gap left by James Packer’s resignation from the Crown Board.

Mr Poynton was nominated as a Director by Consolidated Press Holdings. He is already a Director of Burswood Limited, the subsidiary that operates Crown Perth. Away from gaming, he is the Chairman of Jindalee Partners, Strike Energy Limited and SC8 Limited. He is a Member of the Future Fund Board of Guardians, Australia’s sovereign wealth fund and is on ECU’s Security Research Institute Advisory Board.

Crown’s Executive Chairman, Mr John Alexander, said: “We are delighted that John has agreed to join the Crown Board to fill the vacancy created by James Packer’s resignation. John is an experienced director having previously served as Chairman, Deputy Chairman and Non-Executive Director of a number of ASX listed companies, Federal Government boards and education institutions. He will make an excellent addition to the Crown Board.”

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