West Indies board name new CEO

Dr Roland Toppin: 'I consider it a great honour to have been chosen as CEO of the WICB' © WICB

Dr Roland Toppin has been appointed the new chief executive of the West Indies cricket board (WICB) and will take up his position on February 1, 2007. He fills the vacancy left by Roger Braithwaite who stepped down in April.

Toppin said: "Having followed, with interest, the progress of West Indies cricket from as far as I can remember, I consider it a great honour to have been chosen as CEO of the WICB at this critical time and I will do all in my power to put the policies in place which will ultimately lead to the return of the West Indies cricket team to the top of the world standings."

Toppin is currently the general manager of Duraplast Inc in Barbados, a recycling company which manufactures roofing tiles. He is a member of the Barbados Cricket Association and played first division cricket.

He will take up his new role in time for the World Cup, which is being held in the Caribbean in March and April 2007.