John Poynton on the pressure of a legacy and getting on the wrong side of a media mogul

John Poynton on the pressure of a legacy and getting on the wrong side of a media mogul

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”.

  • byJesinta Burton

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Big backers’ U-turn sends Edith Cowan cybersecurity firm into administration

Big backers’ U-turn sends Edith Cowan cybersecurity firm into administration

Sapien Cyber,a high-tech cybersecurity startup backed by Edith Cowan University,has gone into administration after two major shareholders ceased to be customers.

  • byPeter Milne
Former Crown director blasts authorities for failing to convict money launderers

Former Crown director blasts authorities for failing to convict money launderers

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.

  • byHamish Hastie
Power on:WA businessman defends board role for Nev Power after criminal conviction

Power on:WA businessman defends board role for Nev Power after criminal conviction

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.

  • byHamish Hastie
Former Crown director claims chairwoman acted inappropriately over his position

Former Crown director claims chairwoman acted inappropriately over his position

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.

  • byPeter de Kruijff
Perth Casino Royal Commission chair says personal connections to witnesses not a ‘conflict of interest’

Perth Casino Royal Commission chair says personal connections to witnesses not a ‘conflict of interest’

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.

  • byPeter de Kruijff