Crown Perth names Brian Pereira as new chief | Australian Markets

Crown Perth has unveiled its new chief government and concurrently named former WA treasurer Ben Wyatt to succeed John Van Der Wielen as chair.

Announcing the top-end management adjustments on Monday, Crown Perth revealed it had given Brian Pereira the everlasting chief government position, pending regulatory approvals.

Mr Pereira — who joined Crown in 2023 as chief financial officer — has been the interim CEO in Perth since David Tsai was promoted to steer the national business at Crown Resorts late final yr.

Mr Pereira was CFO at Perth Airport earlier than becoming a member of Crown.

He brings more than 30 years of financial and company strategic management expertise within the tourism, leisure, aviation and banking sectors in Australia and the UK.

Crown Resorts chair John Borghetti mentioned each of the appointees had been extremely regarded and had been ideally positioned to steer Crown Perth.

He additionally thanked Mr Van Der Wielen for his management and dedication to Crown over the previous three years.

Mr Tsai mentioned he was assured Mr Wyatt and Mr Pereira — with their deep native information of the WA tourism sector and economic system — had been the suitable people to steer the Perth staff.

Mr Pereira mentioned: “I couldn’t be prouder to have been appointed to lead the great team of more than 5000 people here at Perth’s ultimate entertainment destination.”

“It is an enormous privilege to be appointed to this role, and I look forward to being a part of a growing business that continues to create memorable guest experiences, supports the local economy and gives back to our community.”

Mr Van Der Wielen will stay on the board over the approaching months to make sure a clean transition.

“Appointing a new CEO and chair-elect brings to fruition much of the significant work undertaken in the last three years and I am very confident the business will prosper with so many new and exciting opportunities,” he mentioned.