The ICC is recruiting a senior financial executive to join the organisation as its first Chief Financial Officer.

The appointment forms part of the ICC's publicly stated strategy of building a high calibre team of professional executives to strengthen and develop its management of the international game.

Working from the ICC's commercial operation in Monaco, the CFO will report to London based Chief Executive Officer Malcolm Speed, with responsibility for a wide ranging financial management brief, that will include:

• strong and effective control of all ICC financial interests
• budget responsibility, analysis and accountability
• building and leading a high calibre finance team
• identification, negotiation and execution of commercial contracts
• close working liaison with the CEO and the ICC Finance & Marketing Committee

The international executive search will be co-ordinated by Russell Reynolds Associates, the consultancy that also fulfilled the assignment to recruit Malcolm Speed as the ICC's new CEO.

"The financial remit of the ICC has grown enormously since the signing of the World Sports Group/News Corporation agreement in June 2000, which guarantees the game a minimum income of US$ 550 million up to the year 2007. That, together with the planned commercial expansion of the organisation, makes it essential that a top quality financial executive is recruited to manage this vital function," commented Malcolm Speed.

Details of the Chief Financial Officer post are available on the ICC website at www.icc.cricket.org and by Email from cricket@russellreynolds.com

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