{"id":33779,"date":"2022-09-25T22:16:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T01:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=33779"},"modified":"2026-04-23T04:35:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T07:35:56","slug":"geoff-hogg-steps-down-as-stars-acting-chief-executive-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/geoff-hogg-steps-down-as-stars-acting-chief-executive-officer","title":{"rendered":"Geoff Hogg steps down as Star’s acting chief executive officer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The decision comes as the Star Entertainment Group prepares to respond to the report from the New South Wales inquiry into its suitability. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Australia.- Geoff Hogg has resigned as chief executive officer and from all other positions at The Star Entertainment. Robbie Cooke will become managing director and chief executive officer, with Ben Heap assuming the role of executive chairman on an interim basis until he starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hogg\u2019s departure date is yet to be determined. For now, he will continue to work and take part in the transition. The Star stated it will make a further announcement once the timing of Cooke\u2019s commencement has been finalised.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The decision comes a few days before the deadline for The Star Entertainment Group to respond to\u00a0Adam Bell SC\u2019s report<\/a> following New South Wales’ investigation of the casino operator. The report found it unsuitable to hold a casino licence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heap has said previously that the company acknowledges public criticism of its governance, behaviour and culture, including by\u00a0the NSW Independent Casino Commission<\/a>\u00a0chief commissioner,\u00a0Philip Crawford<\/strong>, and that Star is considering the finding of the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said: \u201cOver the coming days, we are working to respond to the notice from the NSW Independent Casino Commission as to why we should be able to continue to operate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are taking stock of our existing programs, the changes made to date, and planned initiatives. We recognise the seriousness of the matters raised by Mr Bell and Mr Crawford and are determined to address them and do so with urgency.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dominic Perrottet<\/strong>, premier of New South Wales, has warned that if the Star fails to respond to Bell’s report, it will probably be forced to\u00a0close The Star Sydney<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The decision comes as the Star Entertainment Group prepares to respond to the report from the New South Wales inquiry into its suitability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":25794,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Star Entertainment Group's CEO, Geoff Hogg, has resigned, with Robbie Cooke appointed as his successor and Ben Heap as interim executive chairman. This leadership transition occurs days before the company's deadline to respond to a New South Wales inquiry report that deemed it unsuitable to hold a casino license, highlighting significant governance and regulatory compliance challenges. The company faces potential closure of The Star Sydney if its response to the NSW Independent Casino Commission is deemed inadequate.","focusai_entities":"Geoff Hogg, The Star Entertainment Group, Robbie Cooke, Ben Heap, Adam Bell SC, NSW Independent Casino Commission, Philip Crawford, Dominic Perrottet","focusai_location":"Australia, New South Wales, Sydney","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.9), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Star's License Outlook?","query":"What specific remediation actions and governance framework enhancements is The Star Entertainment Group proposing to the NSW Independent Casino Commission to mitigate the risk of license revocation for The Star Sydney?"},{"label":"New CEO's Mandate?","query":"What is the immediate strategic mandate for incoming CEO Robbie Cooke regarding regulatory engagement, operational restructuring, and restoring stakeholder confidence in The Star Entertainment Group's governance?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,157,158],"tags":[23871],"class_list":["post-33779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-business-news","category-slider-home","tag-the-star-entertainment-group"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33779"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33795,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33779\/revisions\/33795"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}