{"id":777036693,"date":"2026-01-12T07:44:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T10:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777036693"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:30:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:30:31","slug":"the-star-ceo-announces-corporate-office-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/the-star-ceo-announces-corporate-office-closure","title":{"rendered":"The Star to close main corporate office in shift to decentralised structure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The company says decentralisation is a critical step in its restructuring and recovery strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Australia.- The casino operator The Star<\/strong> is to close its corporate headquarters in Brisbane. It will shift key decision-making authority to its individual casino properties in Sydney, Brisbane<\/strong>, and the Gold Coast<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an email to employees, CEO Bruce Mathieson Jr.<\/strong> said he move was a critical step in the company\u2019s restructuring and recovery strategy. the email read: \u201cThe corporate office has added complexity rather than value and simplification. We must get closer to our customers and to your front-line teams. And we have to meet the regulatory imperative to decentralize the business and empower our property teams.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mathieson did not reveal how many jobs would be lost, but sources have suggested that it could be several hundred from a corporate staff of about 600<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier statements from new chairman Soo Kim<\/strong> had already signaled the company\u2019s downsizing. Since his appointment in December<\/strong>, he has maintained that getting the company \u201con the right track\u201d could mean major job cuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The developments come after The Star was rescued from bankruptcy with a $300m<\/strong> cash injection from Bally\u2019s Corporation<\/strong>, alongside Mathieson family-backed Investment Holdings.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> The Star names Soo Kim as chairman and Bruce Mathieson Jr as CEO<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The company says decentralisation is a critical step in its restructuring and recovery strategy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":26456,"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 is closing its Brisbane corporate headquarters, decentralizing key decision-making to its individual casino properties in Sydney, Brisbane, and the Gold Coast. This strategic move, driven by regulatory imperatives and a need for simplification, is a critical step in the company's restructuring and recovery following a recent $300m capital injection. The shift is expected to result in significant corporate job reductions.","focusai_entities":"The Star, Bruce Mathieson Jr., Soo Kim, Bally's Corporation, Investment Holdings","focusai_location":"Australia, Brisbane, Sydney, Gold Coast","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (1.0), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory Compliance Efficacy","query":"How does The Star's decentralization strategy specifically enhance its compliance posture and governance frameworks in response to prior regulatory findings, and what metrics will demonstrate its efficacy?"},{"label":"Capital Allocation Strategy","query":"Following the $300m capital injection, how will this decentralized operational model influence future capital allocation decisions and investment priorities across The Star's individual gaming verticals and properties?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,157],"tags":[29,24619,225],"class_list":["post-777036693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-business-news","tag-casino","tag-finance","tag-legislation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777036693","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\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777036693"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777036693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777036727,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777036693\/revisions\/777036727"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777036693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777036693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777036693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}