Former cricketer Tom Harrison has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), the organization said.
ECB Chairman Giles Clarke said in a statement on Tuesday that Harrison was the unanimous choice of the interview panel, who was quite impressed with his energy and passion for the game and his "positive, bold, creative and ambitious vision" for cricket in England and Wales in the future, reported Sport 24.
Harrison who will take on the reins of the organization in mid-January said that he felt extremely honored and privileged to have been given the opportunity to lead the ECB.
The 42-year-old joins the ECB from sports marketing agency IMG. He has previously worked at the cricket board between January 2003 and December 2006 as head of marketing.
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