Bruce Mathieson Jnr
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Bruce Mathieson Jnr is an Australian businessman and scion of billionaire Bruce Mathieson Snr.[1][2][3][4]
He is currently the chief executive officer of Star Entertainment Group[5], a role he commenced shortly after the Mathieson family partners with Bally's Corporation, to gain control of the Australian casino group.[6]
Mathieson Jnr is also a director of the Bruce Mathieson Group, the hospitality empire built by Bruce Mathieson, and a non-executive director of stock broking firm, Ord Minnett.[7]
Mathieson Jnr and his family collectively own 45% of all pokies in the state of Victoria.[8]
In 2011 he was serving as Woolworths' ALH Group's chief executive.[9] His tenure at the company coincided with a scandals of high volume pokie machine players being targeted by venue staff.[10]
In 2021 he stepped down from his role as managing director of hotels at Endeavor Group.[11][1] He later returned to the company after being appointed to replace his father as director of both Endeavor and ALH Group,[12][13] however amid tensions between the Mathieson Family and Endeavour Group management, he again stepped down from the role in 2024,[14] however Mathieson Jnr's family still owns 15 per cent of Endeavour.[15]
He frequently worked together with his father while his father was actively involved with the industry.[16]
Mathieson Jnr continues to be actively involved in The Australian hospitality and gaming industry following his father's retirement.[17]
