{"id":33255,"date":"2022-09-06T02:37:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T05:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=33255"},"modified":"2026-04-23T05:12:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T08:12:01","slug":"ciaran-carruthers-formally-begins-work-as-crown-resorts-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/ciaran-carruthers-formally-begins-work-as-crown-resorts-ceo","title":{"rendered":"Ciar\u00e1n Carruthers formally begins work as Crown Resorts CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The former Wynn Macau chief operating officer is working alongside long-standing CEO\u00a0Steve McCann<\/a> through a transition period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Australia.- Ciar\u00e1n Pearse Carruthers<\/strong>\u00a0has started work as chief executive of the Australian casino group Crown Resorts following his appointment On July 7. The former Wynn Macau chief operating officer is working alongside long-standing CEO\u00a0Steve McCann<\/a> through a transition period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carruthers became Wynn Macau\u2019s chief operating officer in 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

On 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

\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.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other changes at Crown in August, Simon McGrath<\/a>\u00a0resigned as Crown Sydney\u2019s chief executive and group head of hospitality while\u00a0Peter Lawrence<\/a>\u00a0resigned from his role as general manager of VIP customer service in the Mahogany Room at Crown Melbourne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Wynn Macau Limited<\/a>, Linda Chen will take over as President of the company in addition to her current role as vice chairman to replace Ian Michael Coughlan from February 28, 2023. Coughlan\u00a0will transition to a role as advisor and non-executive director.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The former Wynn Macau chief operating officer is working alongside long-standing CEO\u00a0Steve McCann through a transition period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":25558,"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 Pearse Carruthers has commenced his role as CEO of Crown Resorts, succeeding Steve McCann and overseeing the ongoing reform and cultural transformation initiatives. This leadership transition at Crown follows a period of significant remediation, with Carruthers emphasizing collaboration with regulators and a focus on customer experience. Concurrently, Wynn Macau Limited announced Linda Chen as its new President, replacing Ian Michael Coughlan.","focusai_entities":"Ciar\u00e1n Pearse Carruthers, Crown Resorts, Steve McCann, Wynn Macau, Sands China Limited, Simon McGrath, Crown Sydney, Peter Lawrence, Crown Melbourne, Wynn Macau Limited, Linda Chen, Ian Michael Coughlan","focusai_location":"Australia, Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (1.0), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Crown's Strategic Shift?","query":"How will Ciar\u00e1n Pearse Carruthers' operational background at Wynn Macau and Sands China influence Crown Resorts' strategic direction, particularly regarding its ongoing remediation and customer experience initiatives?"},{"label":"Regulatory Impact?","query":"What specific governance framework enhancements or regulatory compliance milestones are anticipated under Crown Resorts' new leadership, and how will these impact its licensing conditions across Australian jurisdictions?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,157],"tags":[14657],"class_list":["post-33255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-business-news","tag-crown-resorts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33255","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=33255"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33285,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33255\/revisions\/33285"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}