Board of Directors

Mr Packer is the Executive Chairman of Crown. Prior to the PBL members' scheme of arrangement which was implemented in December 2007, Mr Packer was Executive Chairman of PBL having held this position since May 1998. Prior to that he was the CEO of PBL between March 1996 and May 1998.

Mr Packer is the Executive Chairman of CPH, Deputy Chairman of Consolidated Media Holdings Limited and a director of various companies including Crown Melbourne Limited, Burswood Limited, Melco Crown Entertainment (Macau) Limited, PBL Media Holdings Pty Limited, Challenger Financial Services Group Limited, Sunland Group Limited and is the Chairman of SEEK Limited.

Mr Alexander is the Executive Deputy Chairman of Crown. Prior to the PBL members' scheme of arrangement which was implemented in December 2007, Mr Alexander was CEO and Managing Director of PBL, having held this position since June 2004. He joined ACP Magazines as Group Publisher in 1998 and was appointed CEO of that division in March 1999, a position he held until April 2006. In January 2002, he was appointed CEO of PBL’s media businesses which included ACP Magazines and Nine Network – then owned by PBL. Prior to joining the PBL Group, Mr Alexander was the Editor-in-Chief, Publisher and Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald, and Editor-in-Chief of The Australian Financial Review.

Mr Alexander is Executive Chairman of Consolidated Media Holdings Limited and a director of various companies including Crown Melbourne Limited, Burswood Limited, Melco Crown Entertainment (Macau) Limited, Aspinalls Holdings (Jersey) Limited, Ninemsn Pty Limited, FOXTEL Management Pty Limited, PBL Media Holdings Pty Limited, Premier Media Group Pty Limited and The International Federation of the Periodical Press Limited.

Mr Anderson is a non-independent, non-executive Director of Crown. He is also a director of Consolidated Media Holdings Limited. Prior to the PBL members’ scheme of arrangement which was implemented in December 2007, Mr Anderson was Executive Deputy Chairman of PBL, having held that position since January 2006. Mr Anderson joined the PBL Board in June 2004. he was previously the Chief Executive Officer of Optus and resigned from that role in late 2004. Prior to joining Optus in 1997, Mr Anderson was the Group Chief Executive of Television New Zealand Limited. Previously, he was the Managing Editor of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and was Chief Executive Officer and Editorial Director of John Fairfax Limited Group. Mr Anderson was employed by John Fairfax Limited from 1966 to 1991 in various positions.

Mr Corrigan was Managing Director of Patrick Corporation Limited, Australia’s largest stevedore company with interests in rail transportation and aviation from March 1990 to May 2006. Prior to that, he had a career with Bankers Trust spanning 20 years, including periods as Managing Director of Bankers Trust in Australia and for the Asia-Pacific region.

Mr Corrigan sponsored the formation of a development capital business of A$220 million known as Jamison Equity Limited in 1990, which became a wholly owned subsidiary, in December 1996, of the then publicly listed company Patrick Corporation. He is also a director of Consolidated Media Holdings Limited.

Mr Craigie is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Crown, overseeing all of Crown’s Australian and international gaming operations. He is also a director of Crown Melbourne Limited, Burswood Limited, Melco Crown Entertainment (Macau) Limited and Aspinalls Holdings (Jersey) Limited and Consolidated Media Holdings Limited.

Mr Craigie has previously served from 2002 to 2007 as the CEO of Crown Melbourne Limited. Mr Craigie joined Crown Melbourne Limited in 1993 and was appointed as the Executive General Manager of its Gaming Machines department in 1996, and was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2000. Prior to joining Crown Melbourne Limited, Mr Craigie was the Group General Manager for Gaming at the TAB in Victoria from 1990 to 1993, and had held senior economic policy positions in Treasury and the Department of Industry in Victoria from 1984 to 1990.

Mrs Danziger’s professional experience spans over 30 years in various Australian and American educational institutions. She was the Headmistress at Ascham School in Sydney from 1973 to 2003. She is currently a director of Opera Australia and a board member of Sydney Writers’ Festival and Chairperson of The Foundation of the Art Gallery of NSW.

Mrs Danziger is also a director of Crown Melbourne Limited and Consolidated Media Holdings Limited.

Mr Dixon is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Qantas Airways Limited. Mr Dixon joined Qantas in 1994 and has had responsibility at the airline for all commercial activities. Before joining Qantas, Mr Dixon was Director of Marketing and Industry Sales at Ansett Australia Airlines and General Manager Marketing and Corporate Affairs at Australian Airlines.

Mr Dixon is on the boards of Air Pacific Limited and the Business Council of Australia. He is also on the Governing Board of IATA and Consolidated Media Holdings Limited. Prior to his career in the airline industry, Mr Dixon worked for an arm of the Australian Government Overseas Service in Australia and on postings to Australian Missions in The Hague, New York and San Francisco. He has also worked in the mining and media sectors.

Mr Jacob is the Chief Executive Officer of Consolidated Press Holdings Limited. Mr Jacob is a director of Consolidated Media Holdings Limited, Challenger Financial Services Group Limited, Ellerston Capital Limited, Teys Bros (Holdings) Pty Ltd, Crown Melbourne Limited and MRF Limited.

Mr Johnston was a member of the PBL Board from December 2005. Mr Johnston is Finance Director of Consolidated Press Holdings Limited. He is also a director of Consolidated Media Holdings Limited.

Prior to his appointment with Consolidated Press Holdings Limited, Mr Johnston was a Senior Partner in the Australian member firm of Ernst & Young, having been with Ernst & Young for over 17 years. Mr Johnston was also on the Board of Partners of Ernst & Young, Australia.

Mr Lowy is a principal of LFG Holdings Pty Ltd and is Deputy Chairman (non-executive) of the Westfield Group. He joined Westfield in 1977 and became Managing Director in 1987, a position he held until June 2000. Mr Lowy is the founder and president of Temora Aviation Museum. He is also a director of Consolidated Media Holdings Limited.

Before his retirement in 1994, Mr Turner had been the Chief Executive Officer of Ernst & Young, having had a successful 36 year career as an audit partner. Mr Turner is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. He is a director of HBOS Australia Limited, BankWest Limited, Mirvac Ltd and its group companies. He was past President and director of The Smith Family and past Chairman and a current director of the Institute of Pain Management Limited.

Mr Turner is also a director of Crown Melbourne Limited and Consolidated Media Holdings Limited.