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72 | I NSIDE AGE | #1 AUG 2022 | asgam.com C R OW N R E S O R T S h a s announced that Steve McCann will be stepping down as CEO of Crown Resorts and Crown Melbourne, with current Wynn Macau Resor t COO Ci arán Carruthers to be appointed the new CEO of Crown Resorts, subject to probity approval. The pos i t i on encompasses overall responsibility for Crown Melbourne, Crown Perth, Crown Sydney, Crown London Aspinalls and Crown’s online business. C r o w n a n n o u n c e d Carruthers will commence his new position in September and CIARÁN CARRUTHERS APPOINTED CEO OF CROWN RESORTS will work through a transitionary period with McCann. Crown s a y s t h a t f u r t h e r s e n i o r appointments including the CEO of Crown Melbourne and CEO of Crown Perth will be announced in due course. The appoi ntment comes i n t he wake of t he recent acquisition of Crown by the Blackstone Group. Head of Real Estate Australia for Blackstone, Chris Tynan, said, “We thank Steve for his leadership over the last 13 months, including implementing a strong reform and remed i a t i on p l an and improving the culture of Crown Resor t s . We wi sh the bes t for him as he pursues other opportunities. “Blackstone is committed to investing in Crown, helping it realise its true potential as a world-class leader in travel and leisure. Part of that involves bringing in global expertise to complement the existing sk i l l s wi th i n the bus i nes s . Ciarán Carruthers is a highly experienced and respected industry veteran who shares our commitment to continuing the transformation at Crown and INDUSTRY NEWS