Evan Davies. Photo / Herald on Sunday
Former SkyCity managing director Evan Davies has taken up his first business role since leaving the company in June.
He will join the board of sharemarket minnow CER Group as a director.
Davies, who has emerged among SkyCity's top 10 shareholders due to share options, will help drive
transtasman growth at the $30 million market cap company.
CER Group owns The New Zealand Nature Company, a multi-channel retailer of natural products, and Certified Organics, which produces ecologically friendly products for agriculture and horticulture and is a supplier to the South Australian Government.
Wayne Cartwright, CER chairman, said Davies had a strong track record in driving business growth over a long period of time.
His commercial expertise, business contacts on both sides of the Tasman and experience in progressively building a company from start-up through significant development was an ideal fit for CER Group, Cartwright said.
However, some investors at the recent SkyCity annual meeting expressed a less charitable view of Davies' stewardship.
