He has been contacted for comment.
The email to members,seen by this masthead,announced that Bruce Wilson – a member of the club – had been appointed as interim CEO,effective immediately. The letter did not explain why Brown had departed the club.
“Bruce has worked in a variety of senior leadership and CEO roles across multiple international,multinational,family and entrepreneurial businesses. Bruce also worked as CEO of a group of retail businesses owned by the Smorgon family,” the letter said.
The letter went on to say that the interim president,James Macmillan,had also resigned just days after filling the position following Cossar’s departure.
“Due to increased business commitments,recently appointed Club President James Macmillan,has made the very difficult decision to resign.”
He was replaced by fellow board member Darren O’Loughlin,who was also contacted for comment.
Macmillan remains on the board.