‘Best to move on': Melbourne Racing Club's shock call to remove CEO
Melbourne Racing Club has suddenly removed CEO Tom Reilly just months after the former newspaper editor was appointed to the role.
MRC Chairman John Kanga announced on Monday night that the club that runs Caulfield Racecourse had removed Reilly from the position because 'sometimes it just doesn't work out'.
'Tom was only CEO for three months and when things don't go as well as they should, it is best to pivot and move on,' Kanga said in a statement released by the MRC.
'Everyone can be assured that we have put a management structure in place to ensure a smooth transition.
'I will spend substantial time at the club as chairman, as I did before Tom Reilly was appointed and am pleased to announce that we have appointed Tanya Fullarton as Chief Operating Officer to work with me.'
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Fullarton is a board member with Geelong Racing Club and vice-chairman of the Thoroughbred Racehorse Owners Association (TROA), sitting alongside billionaire racehorse owner Jonathan Munz who is TROA chairman.
Reilly's sudden axing on the King's Birthday weekend follows a turbulent 12 months for the Melbourne Racing Club.
Kanga filed a motion in August last year for a special general meeting to remove board members Matt Cain, Nick Hassett, Mark Pratt, Brooke Dawson, Scott Davidson and Jill Monk.
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