Scott Wharton has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at The Star Sydney and Group Head of Transformation
The Star Entertainment Group Limited (ASX code: SGR) (The Star or Company) announces the appointment of Scott Wharton as Chief Executive Officer of The Star Sydney and Group Head of Transformation, pending all necessary regulatory approvals.
Mr Wharton joins The Star from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) where most recently he was a member of CBA's Executive Leadership Team as Group Executive, Program Delivery.
At CBA Mr Wharton was responsible for leading key bank-wide transformation efforts, including the design and implementation of CBA's response to the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority's (APRA) 2018 Prudential Inquiry Report into governance, culture and accountability.
Mr Wharton will report to The Star Entertainment Group's incoming CEO and Managing Director, Robbie Cooke.
Mr Wharton joined CBA in 2016 from Citigroup where his roles in Hong Kong and later New York included the position of Managing Director, Global Head of Supply Chain.
He has held numerous Board positions and is currently Co-Chairman of Supply Nation and a member of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Vice Chancellor's Advisory Board.