KINGSTON—A leading financier in T&T is tipped to become the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), media reports here have indicated. Ravi Rambarran, the Chief Executive Officer and President, Sagicor international at Sagicor financial is set to replace Ernest Hilaire who is leaving the job at the end of September, TV J has reported. Rambarran, a native of T&T, has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree and has also worked in top positions in several Caribbean countries including Jamaica, Bahamas and Cayman Islands. The WICB is expected to make an official announcement early next week but TVJ has quoted its sources as saying negotiations are still at a crossroads as Rambarran's salary package remains a stumbling block. The WICB is said to be in negotiations with Sagicor to try and have the company offset part of the cost in meeting Rambarran's salary package in a deal that could be mutually beneficial.The board was expected to meet yesterday to ratify the recommendations for the new CEO to be announced. Two Jamaicans were reportedly in the running for the post, current chairman of the Supreme Ventures Foundation, Dr David Mcbean, and former Grace Kennedy CEO, Bryan Goldson. Dr Hilaire who joined the WICB as CEO in October of 2009 is leaving to take up a diplomatic post as St Lucia ambassador in London starting on October 1. A recent statement from the WICB announcing the recruitment process had said that the new CEO will be engaged in an “appropriate capacity” before Dr. Hilaire finally demits office. Dr Hilaire has named as his most rewarding moment in his three-year tenure at the helm of West Indies cricket the launch of the Sagicor High Performance Centre. However his tenure has been marred by turbulence including public spats with former West Indies Players’ Association chief Dinanath Ramnarine and contentious handling of issues relating to senior players, most notably Chris Gayle. (CMC)
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