Geoff Allardice named new CEO of ICC

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday named former Australian cricketer Geoff Allardice as its new permanent CEO. Since March of this year, Allardice has served as temporary CEO of the ICC. The board has now given him the position permanently.

Former ICC CEO Manu Sawhney resigned on July 8. He was placed on leave in March this year after charges of bullying and aggressive behaviour. The charges surfaced as a result of an internal assessment undertaken by audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

ICC Chairman Greg Barclay said in the statement: “(Allardice) has shown tremendous leadership during an extremely challenging period culminating in the successful delivery of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021. Geoff has unrivalled knowledge of the global cricket landscape and its stakeholders and has consistently demonstrated he is the right person to work in partnership with our Members to shape the sport for the next decade as we embark on delivering a new strategy and our next commercial rights cycle.”

Geoff Allardice, the new ICC CEO, thanked ICC chairman Barclay and the board for giving him the opportunity to lead the sport. He also expressed thanks to the ICC personnel for their assistance over the previous eight months.

“It’s a great privilege to be appointed as the CEO of the ICC and I would like to thank Greg and the ICC Board for the opportunity to lead the sport as we enter an exciting new phase of growth. My continued focus will be on doing the right thing for our sport and working closely with Members to deliver long-term success and sustainability. I would also like to thank the ICC staff for their commitment and support over the last eight months and I’m looking forward to continuing to serve cricket with such a talented team,” Geoff Allardice said in an official statement.

Geoff Allardice is a former Australian first-class cricketer who represented Victoria between 1991 and 1994. He had served as the ICC's General Manager for eight years. He had similar responsibilities in Cricket Australia earlier in his career.

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