Andrea Slingsby departs SCV in continued challenging times for the village rental model

Aug 11 2009 Updated July 4, 2023

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After 14 months Andrea Slingsby has moved on from SCV (SunnyCove villages and some remnants of Village Life villages) where she was CEO. 333 Capital, the corporate restructuring arm of receivership experts KordaMentha have taken control of SCV, which is on a monthly cash alert with the Australian Stock Exchange.

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