“I took on this role at a very difficult time for Crown and I will leave Crown proud to have had a positive impact on the future of this business.”
Crown noted McCann’s long-awaited departure at the time of the acquisition, and said last month that his future would be discussed in the coming weeks.
Former Virgin Australia chief John Borghetti has been named chairman of the Sydney Crown board. Credit: Louise Kennerley
Philip Crawford, chairman of Crown regulator, the Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA), also indicated that such changes were expected.
“We’ve given probity permission to a lot of people on the Blackstone team,” Crawford said when Crown received conditional approval for a casino license in Barangaroo last month.
“His deals with Steve McCann and other people are between Blackstone and Crown. It’s not something we have to interfere with. This is market-driven and commercial,” he said.
There will still be familiar faces in Crown.
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Former Virgin Australia chief John Borghetti has been named chairman of the Sydney Crown board.
Crown’s new head, Carruthers, is currently overseeing Wynn’s operations in Macau. Crown is now chaired by Bill McBeath, who left the position of CEO of The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas last month after Blackstone sold the business.
Former HBF Health CEO John Van Der Wielen has been appointed chairman of Crown operations in Perth.
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