Steve McCann<\/a>, who he will replace as CEO of the Australian casino operator.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe company said further senior appointments including the CEO of Crown Melbourne and CEO of Crown Perth would be announced in due course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Carruthers has been Wynn Macau’s chief operating officer since February 2017. Prior to that, he was senior vice president and director of the Venetian and Plaza Operations for Sands China Limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As regards his new role at Crown Resorts, he said: \u201cI have been following Crown\u2019s journey for some time now and am excited to join the company at a significant moment in its history. The reform, remediation and cultural transformation that have occurred under Steve\u2019s leadership have been extraordinary, and I would like to congratulate him and his team for what they have achieved to date. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I am committed to continuing that important work to ensure Crown achieves its ambition to be a world leader in the delivery of safe and responsible gaming.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am extremely passionate about our industry and providing customers with exceptional entertainment and hospitality experiences. I have stayed at Crown many times and know how dedicated and customer-focused its people are, and I\u2019m looking forward to working closely with them, along with the Governments, regulators, unions and customers as Crown enters this new era.”\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
McCann said: \u201cI am incredibly proud of what has been achieved at Crown over the past 13 months, through the tireless efforts of our 20,000 team members who have laid the foundations for Crown\u2019s next chapter.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI came into this role at a very challenging time for Crown and I will leave Crown proud that we have made a positive impact on the future of this business<\/strong>. I want to thank the hardworking Board members of Crown who have provided me tremendous support, as well as every member of the team who has contributed their important part.”<\/p>\n\n\n\nLinda Chen to be appointed as president of Wynn Macau Limited <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Linda Chen\u00a0will take over as President of Wynn Macau Limited in addition to her current role as vice chairman to replace Ian Michael Coughlan on February 28, 2023. Wynn Macau\u00a0has announced that Ian Michael Coughlan<\/strong> will transition to a role as advisor and non-executive director.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\nCraig Billings<\/strong>, the chief executive officer of Wynn Resorts said: “Linda\u2019s leadership throughout the many phases of our development in Macau has been important to our success. She will work with Ian to ensure a smooth transition, and I look forward to working closely with Linda and our talented management team in the years ahead.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ciar\u00e1n Carruthers will be leaving his position as a chief operating officer at Wynn Macau in September to become Crown Resorts CEO.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":29796,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Ciar\u00e1n Carruthers is departing his Chief Operating Officer role at Wynn Macau to assume the Chief Executive Officer position at Crown Resorts, effective September. Concurrently, Linda Chen will be appointed President of Wynn Macau Limited, succeeding Ian Michael Coughlan. These executive transitions signify significant leadership changes within prominent iGaming and hospitality groups.","focusai_entities":"Ciar\u00e1n Carruthers, Wynn Macau, Crown Resorts Ltd., Steve McCann, Sands China Limited, Linda Chen, Wynn Macau Limited, Ian Michael Coughlan, Craig Billings, Wynn Resorts","focusai_location":"Macau, Australia, Melbourne, Perth","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.88), operator_casino (0.92), payments_fraud_aml (0.75), investor_analyst (0.98), supplier_vendor (0.78), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Crown's Governance Priorities?","query":"Given Crown Resorts' recent regulatory challenges, what specific governance frameworks and operational changes will Ciar\u00e1n Carruthers prioritize to solidify its commitment to 'safe and responsible gaming'?"},{"label":"Impact on APAC Strategy?","query":"How might the leadership transitions at both Wynn Macau and Crown Resorts impact their respective market share strategies and capital expenditure plans in the APAC region?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[14657,20777],"class_list":["post-31501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-crown-resorts","tag-wynn-macau"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31501"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31545,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31501\/revisions\/31545"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}