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MCC chairman Bruce Carnegie-Brown will not seek second term
Carnegie-Brown will focus on his role as chairman of Lloyd’s of London
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Bruce Carnegie-Brown has announced that he will not seek a second term as MCC chairman after it was revealed that members were plotting to oust him.
The 63-year-old said that he would stand down from the position, which is not remunerated, “with sadness” next October, citing pressure of work in his other role, as chairman of Lloyds of London. “I have come to the conclusion that this time is more than I am currently able to give in addition to my other commitments,” he said.
As reported in The Times last Saturday, a group of members were planning to bring about a resolution to remove him from office. Their concerns were over his gaffe about colostomy bags, the decision to scrap the Varsity match and