Derek Brewer will retire as MCC chief executive during the winter of 2017-18. In a time of change in MCC administration, the deputy secretary Colin Maynard will also step down next winter, after more than 42 years with the club, leaving a new team to take charge ahead of the 2019 World Cup and an Ashes summer.
Brewer took over at MCC in 2011 after seven years as chief executive of Nottinghamshire. His period of office has been characterised by impassioned debate over Lord's development. The new Warner Stand, the first stage of the development, is nearing completion.
Matthew Fleming, the MCC president, said: "It is a mark of the man that he is putting the club's interests first by handing over at a time to allow his successor the opportunity to become accustomed to life at Lord's prior to a crucial Ashes and World Cup year in 2019.
"In his tenure, Lord's has cemented its position firmly as the home of cricket, with unrivalled attendances for Test matches and a real focus on providing excellent experiences for members and all who visit the ground. In addition, he has overseen the successful first stage of the redevelopment of Lord's and been the driving force in establishing the club as one with a real community focus, on a local, national and international level."
Brewer's community commitment, also apparent in his time with Nottinghamshire, has been seen in the establishing of a Local-to-Lord's community programme. Away from MCC, he also sits on the board of two organisations: Active Westminster and London Sport, a new strategic body that leads the delivery of grassroots sport in London.