Canterbury chairman John Khoury has confirmed he is stepping down from the role after four years at the helm.
Sources with knowledge of the situation, talking on condition of anonymity in order to speak freely, confirmed data analytics expert Adam Driussi, the co-founder of billion-dollar business Quantium, will be elected to replace him.
Canterbury sources told this masthead there is no animosity between Khoury and his fellow directors, and he will remain on the board.
Khoury will formally announce the changes and unveil the new chairman at Sunday’s annual general meeting at Canterbury League Club.
“I am very proud of what I achieved in my role as chair across all facets of the club and I have always believed in succession planning. We have a succession plan in place and we are fully committed to seeing that plan through.
“What everyone needs to know is that this is a unanimous decision. I will very much remain a dual director of both the football and league clubs of which I am very proud of. It’s sad to see news emerging ahead of the AGM and my planned update. I remain as supportive as ever of the Bulldogs and I will make my announcement as intended on Sunday.”
Khoury has overseen a tumultuous period in the club’s history, taking over from predecessor Lynne Anderson after she and her two most trusted directors Paul Dunn and John Ballesty all resigned at an extraordinary general meeting in 2020. Khoury brought Driussi onto the board in 2022.
