published by admin1 on Fri, 09/02/2016 - 10:20
WICB Media Release.
St John’s, ANTIGUA – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) would like to announce that Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Michael Muirhead will not be renewing his contract and will officially demit office on October 14 this year.
Muirhead has held the post for four years. He describes his time with the organisation as “insightful, challenging, interesting and an eventful period.â€
The Board of Directors wishes Muirhead “the best in his future endeavours.â€
"When I came in it was extremely hostile between us and the players' association. We were in court regularly," he said. "There was judgement and arbitration against us. I think I played a more conciliatory role instead of being antagonistic to the point that we have not had petitions against us. Our legal fees have gone down significantly. And we have a good relationship with the union (WIPA)."
Before the two-match T20I series against India in Florida, WIPA and the WICB hosted a symposium where players and administrators met in an effort to resolve longstanding disputes. "A lot of players were able to speak quite frankly. The lines of communication are now re-opened," Muirhead said.
"I came in at a time when the state of finances at the board were in deficit and in my brief tenure I have managed to turn around and will be leaving with a surplus," Muirhead told ESPNcricinfo.