Center: Mr. Neil Speight, Executive Director of the Bermuda Cricket Board

 

Neil Speight elected to the ICC Board

 

 

The BCB is extremely pleased to announce that Executive Director, Mr. Neil Speight, has been elected to the International Cricket Council's Executive Board for a two year term. The Board is responsible for managing the affairs of the ICC with the prime aim of advancing the objectives of the ICC.

 

The Board is made up of a representative of each Full Member country and three representatives elected by the Associate Members. It is the highest level of governance in the ICC. The nominees for this year's election were: Samir Inamder - Kenya; Imran Khwaja- Singapore; Rene van Ierschot - Netherlands; Stanley Perlman - Israel and Neil Speight -Bermuda. 

 

 

President of the BCB, Mr. Reginald Pearman, stated,

 

 "On behalf of the Board, I would like to congratulate Neil on this win. This is the first time a representative from the Americas Region and, indeed, Bermuda has been elected to the Executive Committee of the ICC. This is a monumental achievement for both Neil on a personal level and for cricket in Bermuda in general."

 

Mr. Neil Speight stated,                                           

 

"It is a great responsibility and humbling honour to be elected to the Executive Board. It is not often that in one day a person gets 38 new bosses, but today I join Samir and Imran in representing the 33 Associate and 58 Affiliate countries on the Executive Board. I believe that this elevation is in part a reflection of the esteem that Bermuda is now held in world cricket, we participated at the World Cup; the U19 got to the World Cup; the ladies qualified for the World Cup qualifier and the BCB were just awarded the Global Best Overall Development Program. I feel the honour for this appointment should be placed at the grounds of the men that have brought Bermuda cricket to where it is today. Alma Champ Hunt, Edward P Bailey, Hon Elvin G James and Reginald Pearman. These men are the true leaders and visionaries in our sport and I am privileged to have had the opportunity to work with the three of them."

 

Mr. Speight continued,

 

"I appreciate fully the depth of the role and my responsibility to all Associate and Affiliate members in addition to the Full members and management of the ICC and I look forward to discharging them to the best of my abilities to advance the objectives of the ICC in an honest and ethical manner."