He had replaced Manu Sawhney in March in an interim capacity after the former CEO was suspended pending a disciplinary hearing following a review into the governing body’s culture
Geoff Allardice has been appointed as the ICC’s new chief executive on a permanent basis after filling the role for eight months in an interim capacity.
He had replaced Manu Sawhney in March after the former CEO was suspended pending a disciplinary hearing following a review into the governing body’s culture, which had seen a number of allegations made against Sawhney’s management style.
His departure from the organisation was announced in July after an emergency meeting chaired by Greg Barclay, the ICC chairman.
Allardice never played international cricket but did feature briefly for as a batter at first-class level for Victoria.
Barclay said: “I am delighted that Geoff has agreed to take the role of ICC CEO on a permanent basis. He 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.”
Manu Sawhney was suspended in March, with Allardice taking over initially as interim
Allardice’s administrative career began when he was brought to Cricket Australia by James Sutherland, where he became umpiring manager.
Later, he was appointed as Cricket Australia’s general manager of cricket operations, before taking on the same role at the ICC in 2012, where he filled the position formerly held by Dave Richardson.
He added: “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.”
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