
Thabang Moroe appointed as new acting CEO of Cricket South Africa
Former president of the GCB, Chairman of the bizhub Highveld Lions and CSA’s vice president has been appointed by the Board as the new acting CEO of Cricket South Africa.
After being elected to the Board in 2012, Moroe was elected as the GCB representative on the CSA Board after the CSA appointed Administrator, Ray Mali, had stepped down. In August of 2013, Moroe was elected to head up both the organisations.
During his time as the Non-Executive Head of the two cricket bodies, Moroe’s leadership has been characterized as being fair and keeping the best interests of cricket, as a whole, at heart at all times. He took over the leadership of the Company after a turbulent time and together with Chief Executive Officer, Greg Fredericks, they led the GCB to stability and renewed confidence in the organisation.
At Board level, Moroe spearheaded the inclusion of Independent Directors to ensure that the GCB has the expertise of industry professionals to assist in administering and governing the GCB at a high level of professionalism and strategic foresight, whilst ensuring that the integrity of the game of cricket was upheld at all times.
Moroe’s appointment as CSA Vice-President was considered to be a product of the young administrator’s dedication and leadership of the game over the past few years.
Additional noteworthy appointments include:
Edward Gregory, Accelerate Sport has announced Edward Gregory has been appointed Chief Executive Officer. Having joined Accelerate on a permanent basis in 2013 following a successful internship, Edward Gregory has rapidly risen through the ranks and will now look to further help drive Accelerate’s existing team, portfolio and client base forward
Jameela Docrat, the KwaZulu-Natal Cricket Union has recently announced that Docrat will take over as the new financial manager. Having worked overseas as well as at Unilever for the past four years, Docrat comes to the union with a wealth of experience and knowledge.
Sean Morris has been appointed as the chief executive officer of the Nelson Mandela Bay Stars. Morris played professionally for Hampshire in domestic cricket. After his retirement from the game in 1997, he became involved in sports marketing, working for the Dunlop-Slazenger cricket brand. He later became chief executive of the Professional Cricket Association in England, followed by a two-year stint as CEO of the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL.
Other new appointees:
Victor Montagliani has been elected as chairman of the board of directors of Fifa Ticketing AG.
Stuart Cain has been appointed as Wasps new commercial director, Stuart Cain joins the Aviva Premiership club after seven years at the NEC Group as managing director - commercial marketing.
By sportingindustry.co.za