Board ousts Star chairman as inquiry blowback continues
Zoe SamiosBusiness reporter
Updated
Star Entertainment Group chairman David Foster has been removed from his position by the company’s board, days after he tried to justify text messages that called for the scrapping of the casino regulator and removal of the manager controlling its Sydney casino licence.
His successor, Anne Ward, was named on the same day that a NSW casino inquiry heard former Star boss Robbie Cooke ignored advice and the job “almost killed him”, according to fellow director Deborah Page.
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