Antony Lewis-Crosby, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society's chief executive, has resigned.

Lewis-Crosby, who had been with the British society for six years, did not disclose a reason for leaving.

The society has recently been through financial storms that have left it an estimated 2.5 million pounds in debt.

Lewis-Crosby was an active fund-raiser for the society. In his tenure he secured grants and sponsorships that made possible a 10 million pound restoration of Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall. He also had worked out funding from the city's Arts Council.

"I shall in many ways be sorry to be leaving, but I know it [the society] will have a glowing future now that stabilization funding from the Arts Council is in sight," Lewis-Crosby told the BBC.

Praise for Lewis-Cosby was offered from various sources. Philharmonic Society chairman Peter Johnson said, "The society is indebted to Antony Lewis-Crosby. We can now advance confidently to build on the foundations he has laid."