Star Entertainment makes raft of executive appointments
The Star Entertainment Group has announced a series of executive management and subsidiary director appointments with Jennifer Cronin appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for The Star Gold Coast.
Ms Cronin will act as interim CEO for a maximum term of 12 months while The Star continues its search for a permanent CEO. Ms Cronin will also have ongoing involvement in respect of The Star Gold Coast. Ms Rowena Craze has been formally appointed to the Group Chief Risk Officer role after joining The Star in
April 2024 as Group Chief Audit Officer, leading Internal Audit and Regulatory Assurance.
Patrick McGlinchey joined The Star on 20 August 2024 as Interim Group Chief Legal Officer with executive responsibility for all legal and corporate governance matters. Mr McGlinchey has now been formally appointed to the role of Group Chief Legal Officer.
Ms Sarah Derry joined The Star on 31 March 2025 as Chief People Officer subject to regulatory approvals. Ms Derry has now received all regulatory approvals and will move into the Chief People Officer role on a full time basis, effective on 1 July 2025.
Peter Meliniotis joined The Star on 28 January 2025 as Group Technology Transformation Executive and commenced as Group Chief Information Officer effective from 23 June 2025.
As announced at the company’s AGM in November 2024, the Company is continuing its decentralisation to
its properties while also embedding its new Governance Framework as agreed with its regulators, the NSW Independent Casino Commission (NICC) and the Queensland Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR). As part of this programme, The Star Sydney has appointed Ms Helen Galloway as the independent Chair of The Star Pty Limited (the licensee of The Star Sydney Casino), subject to all regulatory and Ministerial approvals. Her appointment as Chair of The Star Sydney will be for an initial term of three years.
Ms Galloway has commenced as an observer on The Star Sydney Board and will take up her role as Chair
in due course and upon receipt of regulatory and Ministerial approvals.
Jennifer Cronin has also been appointed as a director of The Star Entertainment Qld Custodian Pty Ltd (the licensee of The Star Gold Coast Casino), subject to all regulatory and Ministerial approvals. Ms Cronin’s appointment as a director of The Star Entertainment Qld Custodian Pty Limited is also facilitated by the company’s continued decentralisation to its properties while also embedding its new Governance Framework as agreed with its regulators, the NICC and the OLGR. Her appointment as a director is for an initial term of three years.
Steve McCann, Group CEO and Managing Director commented: “I am pleased to finalise these key appointments for The Star. These appointments add to the depth of experience and talent at the Board and executive level and are a key step in The Star’s progress to suitability.”
