Robbie Cooke

Mr Cooke has led four ASX listed companies in a business career spanning more than 30 years. He has traversed scale-ups, listings and significant M&A actions. He had an 11-year executive career in lotteries, race wagering and sports betting at Tatts Group Limited and a predecessor company, UNiTAB Limited, including five years as CEO and Managing Director. Robbie also ran Australia's leading online travel company Wotif.com Limited for seven years, taking the business through scaleup from start-up mode, achieving a circa fivefold increase in profits and a successful IPO in 2006. Immediately prior to joining The Star, Robbie was the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Tyro Payments, an Australian based payments fintech which he successfully led to Initial Public Offering in 2019.