CEO on hold

Lack of funding has forced the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) to put on hold the appointment of its first chief executive officer (CEO).

BCA president Stephen Alleyne said, however, the board of management was still committed to filling the position, which was to play a vital role in the reorganisation of the association's administrative operations.

Last August, the board finalised the terms, conditions and mandate for the appointment of a CEO and the post was advertised in the media the following month.

At the time, we had anticipated a particular source of funding. In the end, that did not eventuate and the board felt, looking at its finances, it was not something that we could support, Alleyne said in response to a question from the SUNDAY SUN over the delay.

We have chosen to defer that until such time as we can put the appropriate finances in place.

His comments came against the background of BCA losses of $657 344 during the financial year which ended March 31.

Before the job was advertised, the BCA, as an interim measure, retained the services of former civil servant Selwyn Smith as a consultant with responsibility for day-to-day management of the office on a short-term basis. Smith is still performing duties as a consultant.

The search for a chief executive was undertaken with the assistance of a leading accounting firm. Earlier this year, there were reports that Smith, former West Indies Cricket Board executive secretary, Andrew Sealy, and former Barbados Consul-General to New York, Ricky Craig, were front-runners for the job.

When appointed, the CEO will be responsible to the BCA board for the implementation of its policies and for all aspects of its daily operations, including strategic planning, financial management, personnel management, public relations, member services and customer services.