What did SkyCity Entertainment Group Limited announce?
SkyCity Entertainment Group Limited (NZX: SKC) filed “Intention to Appoint New Director” with NZX on 4 November 2026, as a director appointment announcement.
From the announcement:“SkyCity Entertainment Group Limited (SkyCity) is pleased to advise that it intends to appoint Lauren Quaintance as a non-executive director to the SkyCity Board.”
- Which company?
- SkyCity Entertainment Group Limited (NZX: SKC)
- When was it filed?
- 4 November 2026
- Where is the original?
- NZX announcement
Intention to Appoint New Director
MARKET RELEASE
SkyCity Entertainment Group Limited
(SKC.NZX/SKC.ASX)
5 November 2026
Intention to Appoint New Director
SkyCity Entertainment Group Limited (SkyCity) is pleased to advise that it intends to
appoint Lauren Quaintance as a non-executive director to the SkyCity Board.
SkyCity Chair, Julian Cook, commented that “Lauren has extensive expertise in media,
digital and data, which will be key for SkyCity as we execute on our strategic goals,
including our entry into the online gambling market. We are delighted that she has
agreed to join the SkyCity Board”.
This appointment remains subject to approval by regulatory authorities in each of the
gaming jurisdictions in which SkyCity operates, a process which normally takes some
months to conclude. Pending receipt of those regulatory authorities, she will be available
to assist the SkyCity Board in an advisory capacity.
Lauren Quaintance
Lauren Quaintance is a professional Director having had a successful executive career in
media and marketing and as an entrepreneur. Lauren is a current Non-Executive Director
of Vista Group International Limited (VGL), Turners Automotive Group (TGA), Autosure
Insurance and J.Ballantyne and Co. – she is also the Chair of ChristchurchNZ and
ChristchurchNZ Holdings. In an executive capacity, Lauren has held positions as Chief
Media & Data Officer for Sky Television (SKT) and as Co-founder and Managing Director of
Storyation, an award-winning digital content marketing agency, sold to ASX-listed
NewsCorp Australia in 2019. Lauren was named Entrepreneur of the Year at the B&T
Women in Media Awards in Australia in 2018.
Lauren Quaintance is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Directors and holds a Masters
of Science from Columbia University in New York, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Journalism
from the University of Canterbury, a Reuter Foundation Fellowship from the University of
Oxford, and a Bachelor of Arts from Victoria University of Wellington.
Ends
For more information, please contact:
Investors and Analysts Media
Craig Brown
Head of Investor Relations & Corporate
Development
Mobile: +64 27 470 6802
E-mail: craig.brown@skycity.co.nz
Steve Pettigrew
General Manager Corporate Affairs
Mobile: +64 27 258 6257
E-mail: steve.pettigrew@skycity.co.nz
This announcement has been authorised for release by:
Phil Leightley, General Counsel & Company Secretary
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