Original article by Anne Hyland, John Stensholt
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 19 : 11-Jan-17

Robert Rankin will remain on the board of casinos group Crown Resorts when he steps down as chairman on 1 February 2017. He will be succeeded by John Alexander, who has been on Crown’s board since 2007. Crown has also appointed 48.2 per cent shareholder James Packer to its board less than 18 months after he resigned as executive chairman. Packer has outlined five priorities for Crown in 2017. Meanwhile, Guy Jalland will replace Rankin as CEO of Packer’s private company, Consolidated Press Holdings.

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CROWN RESORTS LIMITED – ASX CWN, CONSOLIDATED PRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED, MELCO CROWN ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED, CLUBS NSW PTY LTD, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, PACIFIC POINT PARTNERS, PUBLISHING AND BROADCASTING LIMITED