So farewell then Robert Rankin, whose shortlived stint as chairman of James Packer’s listed Crown Resorts gambling company and chief executive of Packer’s private Consolidated Press Holding investments vehicle serves as a reminder that perhaps there is some merit in Angus Aitken’s sexist contention that investment bankers aren’t great at running other people’s companies.
Rankin, of course, isn’t completely gone.
The former Deutsche heavyweight remains on the boards of Crown and C…
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