{"id":777032804,"date":"2025-10-08T09:22:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T12:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777032804"},"modified":"2026-04-21T18:24:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:24:37","slug":"mixi-names-executives-to-pointsbet-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/mixi-names-executives-to-pointsbet-board","title":{"rendered":"Mixi names executives to PointsBet board"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mixi Australia has appointed three of its own executives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Australia.- PointsBet Holdings has announced changes to its board of directors, following the completion of Mixi Australia\u2019s off-market takeover<\/a>. The Japanese company now controls 66.4 per cent of the voting power in the Australian wagering operator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mixi has appointed Sho Okuyama, Kanji Kobayashi and Taishi Oba<\/strong> as non-executive, non-independent directors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Okuyama, who joined Mixi in 2016, currently heads its investment and business development division and oversees the group\u2019s social betting platform, Tipstar<\/strong>. Kobayashi, who has been with the company since 2007, serves in Legal Affairs. Oba, who joined in 2024 after stints at KPMG Japan and VT Holdings, leads Mixi\u2019s integration management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The appointments came alongside the resignation of five existing board members: Becky Harris, Tony Symons, Kosha Gada, Peter McCluskey, and William Grounds. PointsBet expressed its gratitude to the departing directors for their service and contributions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brett Paton<\/strong> will remain as chairman and Sam Swanell<\/strong> will as Managing Director and CEO. Betr<\/strong>, which had launched its own competing takeover bid earlier this year, maintains a 27.7 per cent stake in PointsBet<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Betr increases stake in PointsBet after takeover defeat<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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