Prominent businessman Ziggy Switkowski will step down as chancellor of RMIT university, days after facing calls to resign over his appointment as chairman at scandal-stricken casino giant Crown Resorts.
Dr Switkowski said in a statement on Tuesday that it had been a “pleasure and honour” to have been RMIT chancellor for the past eleven years and that he would leave with “a great sense of pride at what was achieved in that time”.to replace former Howard government minister Helen Coonan, as it undergoes a major governance and management overhaul following years of high-profile scandals that have jeopardised the future of the $6.6 billion group.
Victoria’s royal commission into Crown’s flagship Melbourne casino will deliver its findings by October 15, after exposing a string of legal and ethical breaches including a cavalier approach to gambling harm.The licence for Crown’s new Sydney casino is currently suspended after a public inquiry in NSW in February confirmedCrown had facilitated money laundering and had been infiltrated by organised crime syndicates. A separate royal commission into its Perth casino is underway in WA.
RMIT said it the university council was searching for a replacement for Dr Switkowski. Deputy chancellor Janet Latchford will act as chancellor if it has not appointed a permanent replacement by the end of October.
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