Two top executives at a national childcare chain have resigned after a string of sex abuse charges were laid against former Melbourne childcare worker Joshua Brown.

Affinity Education Group confirmed its chief executive Tim Hickey and chief operating officer Nishad Alani had departed their roles and left the organisation.

Former senior advisor for compliance and quality Glen Hurley has been appointed the new chief executive, beginning today.

"Mr Hurley brings deep experience and strong operational insight and will smoothly transition into this new role having already worked closely with many of our teams," an Affinity Education Group spokesperson said.

"He has 25 years of experience in the aged care sector in an array of senior executive roles and has also served as a senior regulator

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