Aristocrat CEO Trevor Croker to retire in April 2027; Dafne Guisard named successor
Guisard will move from London to Las Vegas for the role. The succession announcement accompanied Aristocrat's annual financial results.
Key points
- Dafne Guisard is expected to succeed Trevor Croker as CEO in April 2027, subject to regulatory pre-approvals.
- Croker will remain with Aristocrat to support Guisard until mid-November 2027.
- Annual group revenue rose 3.8% at constant currency but fell 3.2% in reported currency.
- Guisard joined Aristocrat in early 2026 after serving as chief operating officer at Entain.
Aristocrat Leisure CEO and Managing Director Trevor Croker plans to retire in April 2027, with executive Dafne Guisard named CEO-elect at the Australian-listed slot machine maker and digital content provider.
Guisard's appointment is subject to any necessary regulatory pre-approvals. She will relocate from Aristocrat's London office to Las Vegas, while Croker will remain with the company to support her until mid-November 2027, GGRAsia reported.
The board sought external advice and considered internal and external candidates before selecting Guisard. Chairman Neil Chatfield said directors considered the continuity an internal appointment could provide.
Guisard joined Aristocrat's executive team in early 2026 as chief commercial officer for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. She later took responsibility for Product Madness, the company's social gaming business.
She previously served as chief operating officer at Entain and as chief strategy, digital and transformation officer at Kraft Heinz. She also spent nine years in executive commercial and finance roles at Anheuser-Busch InBev and worked in investment banking and consulting.
Guisard holds an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management, a Master of Science from MIT and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, G3 Newswire reported.
Chatfield said Croker will have served more than a decade as CEO and 18 years in senior leadership at Aristocrat. The chairman said the company's market capitalization grew fourfold to almost $40 billion during Croker's tenure as CEO.
The succession announcement came alongside results for the year to 30 September 2026. CasinoBeats reported that group revenue was A$6,092.4m, down 3.2% in reported currency but up 3.8% at constant currency.
Statutory net profit fell 16.4% to A$1.37bn, with the previous year's figure boosted by income linked to the Plarium sale, CasinoBeats reported. GGRAsia said adjusted net profit after tax rose 9.7 percent.
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