Manu Sawhney to be International Cricket Council’s new Chief Executive Officer
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to appoint Manu Sawhney as their new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and he will take over the reins after the completion of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup later this year. Shawhney will take over from the current CEO Dave Richardson in July.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed Manu Shawhney as their new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and he will take over the role after the conclusion of the Men’s Cricket World Cup scheduled later this year. The current ICC CEO Dave Richardson is expected to hand over the reins to Shawhney in July. Explaining Shawhney’s appointment ICC Chairman Shashank Manohar expressed happiness and said that the former is a right fit for the job.
"I am delighted to confirm Manu's appointment today," Manohar said in an ICC press release.Â
"He has proven success in a number of leadership roles in both sport and broadcasting. He is a strategic thinker and understands the cricket landscape and its complexities. The decision of the Nominations Committee to recommend Manu to the Board was a unanimous one and I and my fellow directors are looking forward to working with him."
Before this, Sawhney had a long association with ESPN Star Sports for seventeen years as a Managing Director. Additionally, he was instrumental in a global broadcast partnership deal with the ICC that ran from 2007-2015. Before Shawhney takes over the role full time he will join ICC in February and is expected to work along with current CEO Richardson. Shawhney was delighted with the news and expressed pleasure over his appointment.
"It is a great privilege and responsibility to serve the global cricket community as CEO of the ICC. The sport has more than a billion fans and an ambitious growth strategy so it is a very exciting time to lead the organization," Sawhney said.
"I'd like to thank the ICC Board for giving me this opportunity and look forward to working with them, our Members, the team and ICC's incredible partners and cricketers around the world to propel the sport forward into a period of significant and sustained global growth in the coming years."
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