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Geoff Allardice has been appointed permanent chief executive of the International Cricket Council (ICC), following an eight-month spell on an interim basis.
Allardice initially stepped into the role at cricket’s global governing body in March, taking over from Manu Sawhney who was suspended pending a disciplinary hearing, following a review into his management style. Sawhney officially left the ICC in July.
Allardice, a former first-class cricketer from Australia, had previously served as ICC general manager for cricket since 2012. Prior to that, he was cricket operations manager at Cricket Australia (CA).
“It’s a great privilege to be appointed as the CEO of the ICC and I would like to thank Greg [Barclay, ICC chair] and the ICC Board for the opportunity to lead the sport as we enter an exciting new phase of growth,� said Allardice.
“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.�
Barclay added: “(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.�
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Appointments
Petra Sörling
President, International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)
Previously: Vice president, finance, ITTF
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Jane Rumble
Chief executive, UK Anti-Doping (UKAD)
Previously: Change director, Ofcom
Navin Singh
Commercial director, the Football Association (FA)
Previously: Chief commercial officer, United States Golf Association (USGA)
Yath Gangakumaran
Commercial director, Sky Sports
Previously: Director of strategy and business development, Formula One
Andre Llewellyn
Chief marketing officer, Candy Digital
Previously: Global brand marketing, Instagram
Chris Russell
Head of partnerships, professional teams, Barcelona
Previously: Global partnerships manager, National Basketball Association (NBA)
Ronan Dunne
Non-executive chairman, Six Nations Rugby
Notes: Dunne, who most recently served as chief executive of Verizon Consumer Group, will officially take up the role on 1st January 2022.
Departures
Mark Abbott
President and deputy commissioner, Major League Soccer (MLS)
Notes: Abbott will step down at the end of his current contract on 31st December
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