The man widely considered one of Perth’s most successful corporate advisors talks flying,the pressure of a legacy,and his fear that he “wasn’t very bright”.
Sapien Cyber,a high-tech cybersecurity startup backed by Edith Cowan University,has gone into administration after two major shareholders ceased to be customers.
John Poynton questioned why authorities had not convicted anyone linked to money laundering uncovered first uncovered by this masthead in 2019 and subsequently explored in state inquiries and Royal Commissions into the Crown and Star casinos.
Strike Energy chairman John Poynton said Nev Power’s conviction had impacted the company’s reputation,but Strike’s major shareholders still wanted him on the board.
Ousted Crown Resorts director John Poynton has unloaded about how the company’s chair and the NSW casino regulator pressured him to quit or else endanger a Sydney casino licence.
Neville Owen,a former senior Supreme Court of Western Australia appeals judge,made the statement on Monday as the commission started a block of hearings which will grill current and former Crown Perth staff and board directors.