{"id":32372,"date":"2026-07-30T16:02:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=32372"},"modified":"2026-07-30T16:02:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:02:35","slug":"williamson-sacked-by-scottish-rugby-after-conduct-probe-daily-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=32372","title":{"rendered":"Williamson sacked by Scottish Rugby after conduct probe \u2013 Daily Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Scottish-Gas-Murrayfield.png\" alt=\"Scottish Gas Murrayfield\" class=\"wp-image-154910 lazyload\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.6751567899654423;width:840px;height:auto\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Scottish-Gas-Murrayfield.png\" alt=\"Scottish Gas Murrayfield\" class=\"wp-image-154910 lazyload\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.6751567899654423;width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Scottish-Gas-Murrayfield.png 794w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Scottish-Gas-Murrayfield-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Scottish-Gas-Murrayfield-768x458.png 768w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Scottish-Gas-Murrayfield-600x358.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Booted out: Scottish Rugby has axed Alex Williamson<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Chief executive Alex Williamson has been sacked by Scottish Rugby after just 18 months in the role.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The shock dismissal of the former CEO of Goodwood Estate and House of Fraser comes after a probe into his conduct in the position.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Scottish Ruby announced in May this year that he had been put on a period of extended leave without offering any explanation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">According to<em> STV Sport, <\/em>his behaviour is understood to have involved an undisclosed relationship with a Scottish Rugby employee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Williamson was appointed as successor to Mark Dodson in September 2024, beginning his new job in January 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Confirming the news, John McGuigan, chairman of Scottish Rugby, said: \u201cThe board of Scottish Rugby has today dismissed Alex Williamson from his position as chief executive with immediate effect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHis dismissal follows the conclusion of an independent investigation into matters that were brought to the board\u2019s attention earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn light of the investigation findings, the board of Scottish Rugby concluded that the CEO\u2019s conduct had fallen significantly below the standards we set as an organisation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Chief financial officer David White is set to become interim chief executive while the search begins for Williamson\u2019s successor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Daily Business Bulletin<\/strong>:\u00a0Subscribe here for our morning bulletin of breaking news<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (8.6.0) simplesharebuttons.com -->           \t            <\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n fbq('init', '1192059580980274'); 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