SkyCity Entertainment Group Limited advised that Julian Cook has been appointed as the Chair-elect of the SkyCity Board and will replace current SkyCity Board chair Rob Campbell when he retires as a Director of the SkyCity Board. The SkyCity Board has unanimously appoint Mr. Cook as Chair-elect effective from November 22, 2021 to enable an orderly transition and handover period before Mr. Campbell retires from the SkyCity Board. Mr. Cook will replace Mr. Campbell as SkyCity Chair on January 11, 2022 at which time Mr. Campbell will retire from the Skycity Board to focus on other work commitments. Mr. Cook was appointment a Director of the SkyCity Board in June 2021 after obtaining all necessary regulatory approvals and is currently the Chair of the Board's People and Culture Committee and a member of each of the Audit and Risk Committee and Governance and Nominations Committee. Mr. Cook was Chief Executive Officer of Summerset Group Holdings Limited from 2014 to March 2021 and, prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer, Summerset's Chief Financial Officer where he oversaw the company's transition to become a publicly listed company of the New Zealand and Australian Stock Exchange.