{"id":777038083,"date":"2026-02-17T07:44:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T10:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777038083"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:20:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:20:55","slug":"skycity-appoints-chief-financial-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/skycity-appoints-chief-financial-officer","title":{"rendered":"SkyCity appoints chief financial officer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Blair Woodbury’s appointment is effective March 9, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

New Zealand.- SkyCity Entertainment<\/strong> has announced that Blair Woodbury<\/strong> has been appointed chief financial officer, effective from March 9, 2026. The appointment is subject to regulatory approvals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Woodbury joins from Devoli, where he has served as chief financial officer since 2021, driving digital growth in a high-growth telecommunications business. He was previously CFO of Sky Network Television. Earlier in his career, Blair served in CFO roles at New Zealand Post and held senior finance and transformation roles at McKinsey & Company and PwC.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Blair Woodbury. Credit: LinkedIn. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Jason Walbridge<\/strong>, SkyCity chief executive officer, said Blair\u2019s experience aligned closely with the Group\u2019s current priorities. \u201cBlair brings deep experience as a custodian of shareholder capital in complex operating environments. He has led significant asset optimisation programmes, driven disciplined cost reductions to fund growth, and rebuilt balance sheets while maintaining transparent, credible engagement with investors and analysts,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Carolyn Kidd resigns as SkyCity Entertainment’s chief risk officer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Blair Woodbury’s appointment is effective March 9, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":10629,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"SkyCity Entertainment has announced the appointment of Blair Woodbury as Chief Financial Officer, effective March 9, 2026, pending regulatory approvals. Woodbury brings extensive experience from telecommunications and finance sectors, with a focus on shareholder capital stewardship, asset optimisation, and balance sheet management. His expertise aligns with SkyCity's strategic financial priorities, following the recent resignation of the Chief Risk Officer.","focusai_entities":"Blair Woodbury, SkyCity Entertainment, Devoli, Sky Network Television, New Zealand Post, McKinsey & Company, PwC, Jason Walbridge, Carolyn Kidd","focusai_location":"New Zealand","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (1.0), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory Approval Timeline","query":"What specific regulatory bodies in New Zealand are responsible for approving Blair Woodbury's appointment, and what is the anticipated timeline for these approvals given the March 2026 effective date?"},{"label":"Strategic Financial Impact","query":"How will Mr. Woodbury's stated experience in asset optimisation and disciplined cost reductions specifically influence SkyCity's capital expenditure plans and operational efficiency across its gaming verticals and non-gaming assets?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,157],"tags":[24939,24826,25057],"class_list":["post-777038083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-business-news","tag-appointment","tag-business","tag-skycity-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777038083","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\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777038083"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777038083\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777038124,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777038083\/revisions\/777038124"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777038083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777038083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777038083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}