Overhauling embattled casino giant Crown will be a mammoth task, but incoming Crown Resorts chair Ziggy Switkowski has told the Perth Casino Royal Commission it isn't rocket science.
Billionaire James Packer has been summoned to face a Western Australian royal commission examining whether Crown should retain its Perth casino licence.
Former Telstra boss Ziggy Switkowksi has been appointed as the new chair of embattled gaming giant Crown Resorts, replacing Helen Coonan whose departure was hinted earlier this month.
Today's Perth Casino Royal Commission hearing has unearthed the conflict between Burswood Limited director Maryna Fewster and former Crown Resorts director John Poynton, who delivered contradictory testimonies.
The Perth Casino Royal Commission resumes this week and for the first time will question people who oversaw Crown Resorts' Western Australian operations.
Victoria's inquiry into Crown Resorts has been told the company was not suitable to hold its casino licence, as WA's inquiry prepares to call three prominent business figures as witnesses.
The Perth Casino Royal Commission chair has urged the parties involved to be respectful, courteous and to act with integrity as the commission held its second hearing today.
John Poynton has resigned as a director of Crown Resorts and chairman of Crown Perth, leaving the group bereft of experienced directors or executives in Perth.
The Victorian government has called a royal commission into Crown Resorts, which disclosed the resignation of director Harold Mitchell, heaping further pressure on John Poynton.
The fallout from last week's NSW report into Crown Resorts has spread, with WA's chief casino officer stepping aside from the role and the company's chief executive resigning.
Crown Resorts has promised "root and branch' changes to satisfy NSW regulators threatening to deny it a Sydney gaming licence, ahead of the April expiry of the venue's liquor licence.
The NSW inquiry into Crown Resorts has made scathing assessments of its key WA executives but director John Poynton has emerged with his reputation intact.
Crown Resorts has apologised to shareholders for governance and risk management failures unearthed by a NSW inquiry, while an investor revolt prompted a director to resign.
Crown Resorts chair Helen Coonan has questioned the work of three of her top executives as she sought to defend the gaming company's board over its own performance.
Australia's anti-money laundering agency has launched a formal investigation into Crown Resorts, which also revealed top executive Barry Felstead has been made redundant.
