Crown director John Poynton resigns

The last of James Packer’s direct representatives on the Crown Resorts board has resigned from the casino operator with John Poynton leaving both Crown and its Perth subsidiary with immediate effect after the NSW casino regulator said it did not consider him independent.

Mr Poynton had terminated his arrangements with Mr Packer’s private company Consolidated Press Holdings (CPH) and had attempted to stay on the Crown board as an…