Australian-listed casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd. has tapped the services of former federal Finance Department secretary Jane Halton and ex-Aristocrat Chief Finance Officer Toni Karsanos as its newest board members.

The appointment of the two women in the Crown board comes at a troubling time when the embattled casino operator is facing left and right controversies, including the supposed slot-machine ‘tampering’ issue and slumping revenues as a result of the arrest of Crown staffers in China last year.

According to The Sydney Morning Herald report, Crown has both appointed Halton and Karasanos as non-executive directors of the Crown board. This brings the number of women on the Crown board to three.

Halton, which is considered to be one of the most powerful women in the history of Australian public service, truly has an impressive resume: she has been in the public service for 33 years, holding key positions in Australia’s Department of Health and Ageing, the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, and the Finance Department.