That said, McCann would have held more cards than most chief executives in his position.
The executive changeover needed will take place over a time of extreme regulatory oversight under the watchful eye of a special manager, a former public sector corruption watchdog Stephen O’Bryan to oversee the process of reform.
In Sydney, there will also be strict regulatory surveillance as Crown operates under a two-year provisional licence.
McCann had built a relationship with regulators having navigated Crown through the treacherous waters after it was found unsuitable to hold a casino licence by each of the three state based regulators in NSW, Victoria and Western Australia.
A public removal of McCann would have raised eyebrows.
That said Crown is certainly characterising the executive change as a mutual decision – one that replaces an executive experienced in deal making plus culture and organisation change with a seasoned casino operator.
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Thus, it’s a transition that makes sense for everyone concerned – a win-win.
Having ticked plenty of boxes at Crown, McCann can now look to the future with a career rap sheet, including the success at running Lendlease, that would put him in pole position for another chief executive gig.
He has certainly earned his stripes as a consummate deal- doer managing to achieve top dollar from Blackstone for Crown shareholders and in particular its largest one, James Packer, who is now sitting on a $3.3 billion cash pile.
Behind the veil of private ownership it will be difficult to know how much value Blackstone and Carruthers can extract from the Crown franchises.
There is an expectation that in the medium term Blackstone will pursue the separation of Crown into a property company and a management company as a plank in the profit generating exercise.
Insiders have suggested there is value and cost-cutting to be found in the better use of technology within the gaming group.
But in the short term, the new team of chairman Bill McBeath and Carruthers will be confronted with the ongoing clean-up task.
They will also need to deal with the uncertainty around when or whether the Chinese mass market and VIP players will return.
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