Chair of the Governance and Nominations Committee, Member of the Audit and Risk Committee, Member of the Governance and Nominations Committee, Member of the Sustainability Committee and Member of the People and Culture Committee. 

Appointed a Director of SkyCity in June 2017

Rob Campbell was appointed Chairman of the SkyCity Board effective from 1 January 2018 following Chris Moller’s retirement from the Board.

Rob is currently the Chair of Summerset Group Holdings Limited, Tourism Holdings Limited, Ultrafast Fibre Limited, New Zealand Rural Land Company Limited, Ara Ake Limited and WEL Networks Limited and a director of Precinct Properties New Zealand Limited. Rob has over 30 years’ experience in capital markets and is a director of, or advisor to, a range of investment fund and private equity groups in New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong and the United States of America.

Rob holds a Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours in Economic History and Political Science and a Masters of Philosophy in Economics.

Chair of the Sustainability Committee, Member of the Governance and Nominations Committee

Appointed a Director of SkyCity in May 2011

Sue Suckling is an independent director and consultant with over 25 years in commercial corporate governance. She is recognised for her leadership in the technology innovation space and her deep governance experience.

Sue is currently the Chair of the Insurance & Financial Services Ombudsman Scheme Commission, Jacobsen Holdings Limited, Eat My Lunch, Rubix Limited, Taska Prosthetics Limited and Jade Software Corporation Limited. Previous governance roles include chairing NIWA, the New Zealand Qualifications Authority and AgriQuality Limited, and as a director of Restaurant Brands Limited, Westpac Investments Limited and the New Zealand Dairy Board. She was awarded an OBE for her contribution to New Zealand business.

Sue is a Chartered Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Directors and a Companion of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee, Member of the People and Culture Committee, Member of the Governance and Nominations Committee

Appointed a Director of SkyCity in December 2016

Jennifer Owen has more than 30 years’ experience in the areas of accountancy, audit, finance, treasury and equities research. She has specific specialist knowledge of the New Zealand and Australian gaming and entertainment sectors through her previous roles as Director of Equities Research at Citigroup Global Markets, with a specialist focus on the Australasian gaming sector, and as Equities Research Analyst at Macquarie Group focusing on the tourism/leisure sector, and a wide network within the gaming industry and has a strong understanding of industry and investor issues.

Jennifer is currently a Principal of Owen Gaming Research, an independent research firm specialising in the gaming and wagering markets, and a director of Aspire Child Care (Mascot) Pty Limited.

Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Business from the Queensland Institute of Technology and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Queensland, is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ Diploma course and is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.

Chair of the People and Culture Committee, Member of the Audit and Risk Committee, Member of the Sustainability Committee, Member of the Governance and Nominations Committee

Appointed a Director of SkyCity in December 2016

Murray Jordan is currently a director of Chorus Limited, Metcash Limited, Stevenson Group Limited, Asia Pacific Village Group Limited, Southern Cross Benefits Limited, Southern Cross Hospitals Limited and the Southern Cross Medical Care Society. He is also a trustee of Southern Cross Health Trust, Starship Foundation, Foodstuffs ’Members Protection Trust and The Foodstuffs
Co-operative Perpetuation Trust.

Prior to embarking on a governance career in2015, he held various senior management roles at Foodstuffs Limited from 2004 to 2015, including Managing Director of Foodstuffs North Island and Managing Director and General Manager Retail, Sales and Performance of Foodstuffs Auckland Limited. In 2013, he led the merger of the Auckland and Wellington businesses of Foodstuffs to create what is now known as Foodstuffs North Island and established and oversaw the integration programme.

His early career was in the property sector, including as General Manager of Telecom NZ’s property business and General Manager of AMP Capital Investors NZ Limited’s property portfolio. Murray has a Masters degree in Property Administration from the University of Auckland.

Michael joined SkyCity in December 2017 as Group Chief Operating Officer and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in November 2020.

Michael has significant global experience in the gaming industry across both land-based and online casinos, as well as retail and online sports betting. Prior to joining SkyCity, Michael held a number of senior commercial, operational and product leadership roles at Paddy Power Betfair, one of the world’s leaders in sports betting and gaming. Prior to this, Michael enjoyed a 13-year career in the Australasian gaming and entertainment sector – 10 years of which were spent at The Star Casino, Sydney, where he held a variety of senior management positions and, following that, three years as Chief Operating Officer for Aristocrat in the Australia and New Zealand regions.

Michael is a qualified accountant and holds an MBA from the University of Technology, Sydney.

Julie joined SkyCity in May 2021 and is our Chief Financial Officer, responsible for the financial management of SkyCity, including reporting, treasury, risk management and corporate development.

Julie is a highly experienced executive who has worked in senior finance roles with the Shell Group internationally, and previously held positions at Fletcher Challenge Energy, BBC Worldwide Publishing and Deloitte & Touche.

Julie is a University of Waikato graduate and is a Chartered Accountant (Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand). 

Callum Mallett, our Chief Operating Officer New Zealand, takes on the operating responsibility for the New Zealand businesses and day-to-day operations of SkyCity Auckland.

Mr Mallett has held a number of senior roles at SkyCity, including General Manager SkyCity Darwin and General Manager SkyCity Auckland Hotels, Convention Centre and Sky Tower, and is currently Executive General Manager Hospitality at SkyCity Auckland.

In his current role, Mr Mallett facilitated the recently opened All Blacks Experience and Weta Unleashed attractions at SkyCity Auckland and Emirates Team New Zealand partnership.

David was appointed General Manager Adelaide Casino in April 2019 and oversees the operations of SkyCity’s second largest property in Adelaide.

David has previously held several significant positions within the SkyCity Entertainment Group, including General Manager SkyCity Darwin from June 2016 - April 2019, General Manager Adelaide Casino from 2008 - 2014 and, prior to that, General Manager SkyCity Auckland and General Manager SkyCity Hamilton.

David has more than 30 years’ experience in hospitality, hotel and casino management, including working in several Australian States and Singapore.

Claire was appointed General Manager Human Resources in August 2016 and Chief People and Culture Officer in April 2019. She is responsible for leading the development and implementation of best practice human resource strategy across SkyCity. She also has executive responsibility for sustainability at SkyCity.

Prior to joining SkyCity in 2016, Claire was Chief People Officer at Sanford Limited where she established the human resources function and led the sustainability and integrated reporting activities for the organisation and, prior to that, Claire led the human resources and employee relations function for the SkyCity Auckland business. Claire has also held senior human resource roles with Carter Holt Harvey and Downer after several years working in the education sector.

Jo joined SkyCity as Senior Legal Counsel in January 2009 and was subsequently appointed as Deputy General Counsel before being appointed as General Counsel and Company Secretary in September 2016. As General Counsel and Company Secretary, Jo is responsible for SkyCity’s legal, company secretarial, regulatory affairs and anti-money laundering functions.

Jo has more than 20 years’ experience in both private practice and in-house legal roles. Before joining SkyCity in 2009, she held General Counsel and Group Corporate Counsel roles in the New Zealand financial services industry and was a Senior Solicitor at Russell McVeagh, one of the leading law firms in New Zealand.

Jo is a graduate of the 2017 Global Women Breakthrough Leaders Programme, is a member of New Zealand Asian Leaders and holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts (Criminology and Japanese) from Victoria University of Wellington.

Matt joined SkyCity Entertainment Group in 2013 and has held several senior operational and strategic roles.

As Chief Casino Officer Matt is responsible for managing the casino operations at SkyCity's largest property in Auckland and providing strategic direction on all gaming products and initiatives across the SkyCity Entertainment Group.

Hailing from Australia, Matt has experienced a diverse 27-year career in the casino and hospitality sector having held senior executive positions in Australia, New Zealand, Macau and Canada. 

Since joining SkyCity in September 2007, Simon has held a number of roles, including General Manager Adelaide Casino, General Manager Hotels SkyCity Auckland and Acting General Manager SkyCity Auckland.

As General Manager NZICC, Simon oversees the development of SkyCity’s New Zealand International Convention Centre and Horizon Hotel project in Auckland. He is also responsible for health and safety at SkyCity.

With more than 30 years’ experience in large-scale hospitality businesses, Simon brings a wealth of commercial experience and tourism know-how to the SkyCity business.

Glen joined SkyCity in 2016 as Chief Information Officer and is responsible for lifting the digital capability of the organisation to be able to respond to future innovation initiatives and growth strategies.

Prior to joining SkyCity, Glen was General Manager ICT with Meridian Energy where he transformed and modernised their aging technology footprint and digital capability. He has 25 years of technology experience from across several industries globally, having worked in and out of the UK, France, USA, Australia, Malaysia, India, China and the Middle East.

Glen holds a Master of Information Systems from Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, and a Bachelor of Business Studies from Massey University, New Zealand.

Stewart Neish was appointed President of International Business in June 2017 and is responsible for the positioning and development of SkyCity’s international gaming business.

Stewart has operational experience across Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Africa and Latin America and has extensive experience in VIP gaming operations and customer development strategies. Stewart holds a Bachelor of Business and an Advanced Diploma in International Hotel Management.

Michelle has over 24 years’ experience in the casino and hospitality industries in New Zealand, and has held various senior managerial roles within SkyCity predominantly in casino operations, but also in hotel operations and project management positions.

Michelle was appointed General Manager SkyCity Queenstown in May 2008 and relocated to Hamilton in April 2014 to take up the position of General Manager SkyCity Hamilton. Michelle has overseen a number of positive changes to the Hamilton business achieving record results and winning awards, including Michelle being awarded CEO of the Year in the 2017 Waikato Business Awards.

Michelle has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Philosophy from the University of Canterbury. She was a Board member of the Queenstown Chamber of Commerce from 2012 - 2013 and was on the Executive Committee of the Hamilton Central Business Association from 2015 – 2016. Michelle is currently a trustee of the SkyCity Hamilton Community Trust and a board member of Women in Gaming and Hospitality Australasia.

Jonathan Browne joined SkyCity in May 2015 and is responsible for overseeing the operations of SkyCity Queenstown Casino and SkyCity Wharf Casino in Queenstown. Commencing his career in tourism, Jono travelled widely before returning to New Zealand and a role with Lion Nathan in Wellington. Jonathan progressed to Area Manager with Lion Nathan before joining the gaming industry in 2008.

Jono has since held roles as National Accounts Manager for International Gaming Technology (NZ) and more recently General Manager for United Gaming while balancing his role as director for a hospitality venue company. He holds qualifications in Marketing and Tourism, a post graduate certificate in Management and an MBA from Victoria University.