SkyCity Entertainment Group has announced the appointment of Elaine Campbell to the newly created role of Chief Legal, Governance and External Relations Officer, effective from March 2025.
The appointment is still subject to regulatory approvals.
Campbell is a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand and has extensive experience in financial services and capital markets.
The executive joins SkyCity from Chorus Limited, where she most recently held the position of Executive General Manager, Access. Before the role, she also acted as Chief Corporate Officer & General Counsel and General Counsel & Company Secretary for the New Zealand Stock Exchange-listed firm.
Campbell also previously served as General Counsel at AMP Limited, Director of Compliance and Head of Compliance Monitoring at the New Zealand Financial Markets Authority, Executive Counsel at the New Zealand Markets Disciplinary Tribunal, and Head of Market Supervision and General Counsel at NZX Limited.
Speaking of the appointment, SkyCity’s CEO, Jason Walbridge, noted “Elaine is a highly respected executive with a proven track record. I’m delighted she is joining the SkyCity team”.
In its recent earnings guidance, SkyCity’s CEO indicated that there are still ongoing regulatory matters to handle in Adelaide, Australia and that the group is working with a consultancy firm to deliver improvement programs in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF), as well as host responsibility.
In late October, the firm announced the resignation of the group’s General Counsel and Company Secretary, effective in January 2025. In the announcement, Walbridge highlighted Jo Wong’s pivotal role in navigating the company through regulatory and legal matters, including the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (AUSTRAC) civil penalty proceedings.
In May of this year, AUSTRAC ordered SkyCity to pay a civil penalty of AU$67 million ($44.6 million) pertaining to historical AML/CTF failings at its casino in Adelaide.
Then in September, SkyCity Casino Management Ltd, a subsidiary, was penalized NZ$4.16 million ($2.6 million) for breaches of AML/CTF obligations.
SkyCity operates casinos in Adelaide, Australia as well as in Auckland, Hamilton and Queenstown in New Zealand.
