Helen Coonan
Ziggy Switkowski to replace Coonan as Crown chair
Crisis-stricken casino giant Crown Resorts has appointed former Telstra boss Ziggy Switkowski as its next chairman to replace Helen Coonan, who will resign from the company on Friday.
- by Patrick Hatch
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- by Colin Kruger
Opinion
Casinos
Packer’s wealth on a knife edge as Crown becomes biggest gamble on ASX
If Crown loses its Victoria licence, the hit for James Packer would be enormous. Most of his wealth is tied up in his 37 per cent stake in Crown and his lifestyle is funded from the hundreds of millions of dollars it generates.
- by Elizabeth Knight
‘Huge problem for government too’: Crown warned minister on adverse findings
Crown’s Helen Coonan has denied trying to interfere with Victoria’s royal commission into the group when she wrote to the gaming minister to warn findings against its Melbourne casino licence would be a “huge problem for the government too”.
- by Patrick Hatch
Investors tell Crown to move now on takeover interest
Crown Resorts faces growing calls from shareholders to start a formal sale process for the wounded casino giant after becoming the subject of a bidding war.
- by Patrick Hatch
Packer ‘open’ to Crown takeover but will make own call on bid
James Packer has indicated he is open to selling his 37 per cent stake in the casino group Crown Resorts following an $8 billion takeover offer from private equity giant Blackstone.
- by Patrick Hatch
Opinion
Casinos
Will $3b in cash be enough to heal Packer’s bruised reputation?
The smart money was waiting for a proposal from The Star for a merger of the two casino giants but it is James Packer who holds all the cards in who ends up owning the casino group.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Casinos
Andrews throws Crown a lifeline disguised as punishment
The Victorian Premier worked the loudhailer on Tuesday to assure the public that he is willing to rip up Crown’s licence if the royal commission finds it unsuitable.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Casinos
If this is the new transparent Crown, then ‘saviour’ Coonan needs to work miracles
Helen Coonan turned herself inside out attempting to answer questions on whether she is part of Crown’s problem rather than its solution.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Under-fire director Harold Mitchell to lead the search for new Crown board members
Casino giant Crown Resorts’ search for new board members is being led by Harold Mitchell who himself is under pressure to resign.
- by Patrick Hatch and Anne Hyland
Opinion
Casinos
Packer will be parched as Crown’s dividend drought likely to drag on
James Packer’s 37 per cent stake in Crown is his largest investment and the dividend it yields is his major source of income.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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