{"id":777014320,"date":"2024-03-28T08:52:57","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T11:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777014320"},"modified":"2026-04-22T11:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:38:08","slug":"chris-honey-joins-ilga-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/chris-honey-joins-ilga-board","title":{"rendered":"Chris Honey joins ILGA board"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Honey is one of the founding partners of a specialist advisory and restructuring firm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.- The New South Wales government has appointed\u00a0<strong>Chris Honey\u00a0<\/strong>to the board of the <strong>Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA)<\/strong>.\u00a0Honey is one of the founding partners of McGrathNicol, a specialist advisory and restructuring firm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Honey retired as a partner of McGrathNicol in 2015 but continues to serve as a consultant to the New Zealand business. He is honorary treasurer of the Royal Humane Society of NSW. He brings ILGA board membership to six, joining chairperson Caroline Lamb, deputy chairperson<strong> Sarah Dinning<\/strong>, and members Cathie Armour, Jeffrey Loy APM, and Dr Suzanne Craig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lamb said: \u201cMr Honey has considerable skills and experience in the advisory and restructuring field, including working extensively in highly regulated sectors, which will be invaluable for the board. He held the role of National Risk Partner for McGrathNicol and conducted investigations for major banks and other secured lenders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople appointed to the ILGA board must be of the highest integrity and promote fair, transparent and efficient decision-making. Mr Honey clearly meets these requirements.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/twin-towns-services-club-launches-cashless-gaming-trial-in-nsw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twin Towns Services Club launches cashless gaming trial in NSW<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honey is one of the founding partners of a specialist advisory and restructuring firm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":14491,"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 New South Wales government has appointed Chris Honey, a seasoned advisory and restructuring expert with extensive experience in highly regulated sectors, to the board of the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA). This strategic appointment enhances ILGA's governance framework, bringing critical risk management and financial oversight expertise to the regulatory body. His background is expected to bolster ILGA's capacity for transparent and efficient decision-making within the jurisdiction's evolving gaming landscape.","focusai_entities":"Chris Honey, Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA), McGrathNicol, Royal Humane Society of NSW, Caroline Lamb, Sarah Dinning, Cathie Armour, Jeffrey Loy APM, Dr Suzanne Craig, Twin Towns Services Club","focusai_location":"Australia, New South Wales, New Zealand","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"ILGA Governance Impact","query":"How will Mr. Honey's expertise in advisory, restructuring, and risk management in highly regulated sectors specifically influence ILGA's approach to B2B\/B2C licensing, regulatory compliance, and enforcement actions within the New South Wales gaming verticals?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Evolution","query":"What strategic shifts in governance frameworks or operational oversight can be anticipated from ILGA following this appointment, particularly concerning the ongoing cashless gaming trials and broader responsible gambling initiatives in NSW?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,157],"tags":[23728],"class_list":["post-777014320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-business-news","tag-ilga"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014320","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=777014320"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777014349,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014320\/revisions\/777014349"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777014320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777014320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777014320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}