INTENTION TO APPOINT NEW NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO SKYCITY

SKYCITY ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LIMITED (SKC)

INTENTION TO APPOINT NEW NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO SKYCITY BOARD

Pursuant to NZX Listing Rule 3.20.1(a), SkyCity Entertainment Group Limited (SkyCity) advises that it intends to appoint Donna Cooper as a non-executive director to the SkyCity Board.

This appointment remains subject to approval by the regulatory authorities in each of the gaming jurisdictions in which SkyCity operates, a process which normally takes some months to conclude. Pending receipt of those regulatory approvals, Ms Cooper will be available to assist the SkyCity Board in an advisory capacity.

SkyCity Chair, Julian Cook, commented that “Donna has extensive experience in the financial services industry, most recently as Chief Executive Officer of TSB Bank Limited where she has led the organisation through material transformation, significant regulatory uplift and growth in residential lending. She brings diverse global expertise to the SkyCity Board and experience in building and managing strategic, complex relationships in the public and private sectors. We are delighted that she has agreed to join the SkyCity Board”.

Sue Suckling will remain as a non-executive director on the SkyCity Board until all necessary regulatory approvals have been obtained in relation to Ms Cooper’s appointment and her appointment to the SkyCity Board is formalised. Ms Suckling joined the SkyCity Board in May 2011 and announced her intention to retire from the SkyCity Board in August 2022.
 
Donna Cooper

New Zealand-based Donna Cooper has over 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry, most recently as Chief Executive Officer of TSB Bank Limited. Prior to this, she was Chief Executive Officer of The Warehouse Financial Services Group and Managing Director and General Manager New Zealand of Baycorp (NZ) Limited. She has also held a number of senior executive roles with American Express International over a 10-year period in New Zealand, Australia, India and the United Kingdom.

Ms Cooper is currently a member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors and a member of the Global Women’s Leadership Network. She is also currently, up until 28 July 2023, the Chair of the NZ Bankers’ Association’s Domestic Banks Group and a member of the NZ Bankers’ Association’s Governing Council.

Ms Cooper holds a Master of Arts in International Business from the Rennes School of Business, France, and a Bachelor of Business from the Auckland Institute of Technology.


For more information, please contact:

Investors and analysts
Craig Brown - Head of Investor Relations & Corporate Development
Mobile: +64 27 470 6802
E-mail: [email protected]

Media
Nirupa George - Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
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E-mail: [email protected]


Authorised by:


Jo Wong
Company Secretary
Phone: +64 9 363 6143
Email: [email protected]

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