Australia
Blackstone Appoints Ian Silk as Chairman of Crown Melbourne
Blackstone, the new owners of Australia’s troubled Crown Resorts has appointed Ian Silk, former boss of Australia’s largest super fund AustralianSuper, as Chairman of Crown Melbourne.
Mr. Silk, who led AustralianSuper for 15 years, will be joined on the Crown Melbourne board by Helen Silver and who was previously Managing Director of consulting firm Hay Group.
Crown stated: “Mr Silk is widely recognised as one of Australia’s most experienced business leaders, with deep expertise in governance, investment and risk management.”
His appointment follows on from John Borghetti’s appointment as Chairman of Crown Sydney and John Van Der Wielen as Chairman of Crown Perth.
Ciarán Carruthers, current Chief Operating Officer of Wynn Macau Resort, will become Crown Resorts CEO in October.
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