Bally’s Soo Kim named new Chairman of Star Entertainment Group

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 1:58 PM
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  • Ben Blaschke, Inside Asian Gaming

A day after the company’s Group Managing Director and CEO Steve McCann stepped down, Australia’s Star Entertainment Group has announced further management changes with Bruce Mathieson Jr stepping aside as Chairman of the Board of Directors, replaced by Bally’s Corp chair Soo Kim.

Mathieson Jr, who only served as Chairman for a matter of weeks following Star’s 2025 AGM, has instead been appointed CEO, subject to agreement on final documentation. He will remain an Executive Director.

Star also announced early Wednesday that Peter Hodgson and Toni Thornton have resigned as non-executive directors of Star, with the board now comprising Soo Kim, Bruce Mathieson Jnr and George Papanier.