The Star Entertainment Group Limited announced the appointment of Scott Wharton as Chief Executive Officer of The Star Sydney and Group Head of Transformation, pending all necessary regulatory approvals. Mr. Wharton joins The Star from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) where most recently he was a member of CBA's Executive Leadership Team as Group Executive, Program Delivery. Mr. Wharton will report to The Star Entertainment Group's incoming CEO and Managing Director, Robbie Cooke.

He has held numerous Board positions and is currently Co-Chairman of Supply Nation and a member of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Vice Chancellor's Advisory Board.