O.C. BUSINESS PLUS : ORANGE COUNTY BRIEFLY : FutureLink CEO Leaves; Chairman to Fill In

Irvine-based FutureLink Distribution Corp. said Cameron Chell, the company’s chief executive and a director, has resigned for personal reasons and that Chairman Philip Ladouceur will lead the company on an interim basis.

The company, which creates Internet-based programs for small businesses, said Chell was taking a “temporary leave of absence” from FutureLink but did not indicate when he might return. He had served as chief executive since April 1998.

Last year, the company lost $5.9 million on revenue of $2.4 million. Recent financial results were even gloomier, with the company losing $11.3 million on $1.7 million in sales during the quarter ended June 30.

Ladouceur became chairman of the company in June.